Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Also known as Anuradhapura, Atamasthana
CulturalSri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Sri Lanka
Inscribed
1982
Area
717,900 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Sri LankaCultural57 km away
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Sri LankaCultural59 km away
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Sri LankaCultural79 km away
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri LankaNatural107 km away
Sacred City of Kandy
Sri LankaCultural118 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 itemQ5724, open data (CC0)
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