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Thanthirimale (also spelled as Tantirimale) is an old village in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 40 km northwest of the Anuradhapura city. The village is known for the ancient Buddhist temple Thanthirimale Raja Maha Vihara, situated in a nearby rock-covered area. [1] Thanthirimale New Stupa
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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.
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
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Kahatagasdigiliya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka.. The geographical position of the Kahatagasdigiliya division between the northern latitudes 8.100-8.350 and the longitude longitudes between 80.450 and 81.010.
The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over 40 km². The Sandahiru Seya ("Triumphant Pagoda") is a huge new stupa rising on the south side of Anuradhapura, two thousand years after the first of the great dagobas was constructed.