Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Also known as Polannaruwa, Polonnâruva, Polonnaruwa
CulturalSri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Sri Lanka
Inscribed
1982
List reference
201
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Sri LankaCultural27 km away
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Sri LankaCultural40 km away
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri LankaNatural58 km away
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Sri LankaCultural79 km away
Sacred City of Kandy
Sri LankaCultural82 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ394443, open data (CC0)
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