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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
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
Anuradhapura sacred city: Nuwaragam Palatha: 4 July 1975 [23] Waththiyagala ruins: No. 383: Ipalogama: 23 February 2007: Rock surface with archaeological factors and signs known as Waththiyagala [7] Weheragala Raja Maha Vihara: No. 9, Abhayapura: Padaviya: 23 January 2009: The ancient dagoba mound, 3 rock inscriptions and Galvatiya with ...
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Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.. Anuradapura Divisional Secretariat; Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat; Galnewa Divisional Secretariat
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. [13]
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As the heart of Anuradhapura, Thammannakulama attained its highest magnificence around the commencement of the Christian era. In its prime it ranked beside Nineveh and Babylon in its colossal proportions — its four walls, each 16 miles (26 km) long, enclosed an area of 256 square miles (663 km²) — in the number of its inhabitants, and the splendour of its shrines and public edifices.