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Detailed map of Anuradhapura District and Sri Lanka; References This page was last edited on 7 December 2024, at 17:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Anuradhapura was the capital of all the monarchs who ruled the country in the Anuradhapura kingdom, with the exception of Kashyapa I (473–491), who chose Sigiriya to be his capital. [12] The city is also marked on Ptolemy's world map .
Ancient Anuradhapura The Monastic City, Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. p. 310, 1994. S. M. Burrows, The Buried Cities of Ceylon - A Guide Book to Anuradhapura and Polonaruwa Reprint, p. 120, 1999. Philippe Fabry, the Essential guide for Anuradhapura and its region, Negombo, Viator Publications, 2005, 199 p., ISBN 955-8736-05-8
The North Central province is home to the ancient cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, both of which were historical capitals of Sri Lanka during ancient times. The two cities were the capitals of the Anuradhapura kingdom (437 BCE–1017 CE) and the Polonnaruwa kingdom (1070–1232) respectively.
Atamasthana (Sinhala: අටමස්ථාන) or Eight sacred places are a series of locations in Sri Lanka where the Buddha had visited during his three visits to the country. The sacred places are known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya , Ruwanwelisaya , Thuparamaya , Lovamahapaya , Abhayagiri Dagaba , Jetavanarama , Mirisaveti Stupa and Lankarama .
It is situated around 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the ancient city of Anuradhapura and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north east of Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Eppawala and its surroundings are located within a geological region of high-grade phosphate deposits – Sri Lanka's only phosphate deposits.
A map of all Sri Lankan Provinces, Districts, and Divisional Secretary's Division. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [20] Each district is administered under a District Secretary, [21] who is appointed by the central government. [22]
Horowpothana Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka. "Horowpothana is a town in the country of Sri Lanka. Horowpothana is situated in North Central region of the country. It is in the Anuradapura administrative district, 52 kilometers away from Anuradapura town on Trinco ...