Golden Temple of Dambulla
Also known as Dambulla cave temple, Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil
CulturalSri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Sri Lanka
Inscribed
1991
List reference
561
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Sri LankaCultural17 km away
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Sri LankaCultural40 km away
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri LankaNatural48 km away
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Sri LankaCultural59 km away
Sacred City of Kandy
Sri LankaCultural63 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 itemQ45690, open data (CC0)
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