Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central...
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is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies 205 kilometers (127 mi) north of the current capital...
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Hospital, Anuradhapura Suwa Shanthi Private Hospital, Anuradhapura Walisundara Hospital, Anuradhapura Co-Operative Hospital, Anuradhapura Suwasewana...
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Anuradhapura electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district...
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borders the Kala Oya and Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south, and the Indian Ocean...
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conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Anuradhapura kingdom (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය, translit: Anurādhapura Rājadhāniya, Tamil: அனுராதபுர இராச்சியம்)...
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period Shiva Temples (Shiva Devala), Polonnaruwa Kathiresan Temple, Anuradhapura Sri Muththumari Amman Temple, Mawattegama Sri Muththumari Amman Temple...
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North Central Province, Sri Lanka (section Districts)
Lanka. The province consists two districts, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura; the Anuradhapura district is the largest district in Sri Lanka by area. The province...
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Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram...
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1977 anti-Tamil pogrom (section Anuradhapura District)
Tamils were assaulted and some were killed. Other areas of the Anuradhapura District were also badly affected. In Maha Iluppallama and Kahatagasdigiliya...
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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This is believed to be a tree grown from a cutting of the...
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Ruwanwelisaya (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
Thupa'), is a stupa (a hemispherical structure containing relics) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined...
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Viharaya, Chunnakam Nagadeepa Purana Vihara, Nagadeepa Abhayagiriya Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Atamasthana Avukana Buddha Statue Dakkhina Stupa Isurumuniya...
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The Anuradhapura period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 377 BCE to 1017 CE. The period begins when Pandukabhaya...
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Kuttam Pokuna (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
Lanka. This pair of ponds was built by the Sinhalese in the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom. They form part of the Abhayagiri vihāra complex and are an example...
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Mihintale (category Landforms of Anuradhapura District)
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda...
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Anuradhapura West electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town...
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Anuradhapura East electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town...
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bank officer who serves as a Member of Parliament for the Anuradhapura Electoral District. He was elected during the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election...
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Type Students Teachers Anuradhapura Nuwaragam Palatha East Anuradhapura Central College, Anuradhapura 1AB 4837 168 Anuradhapura Nuwaragam Palatha East...
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Lankarama (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and...
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The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The...
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Thuparamaya (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
Thuparamaya. Vatadage Atamasthana Solosmasthana Anuradhapura period Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura Gunawardena, C. A. (2003). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka...
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Kandy Electoral District in 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. He was formerly member of the parliament for Anuradhapura District from 2001 to 2010...
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Ranmasu Uyana (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately 40 acres (16 ha), and is a noted...
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Jetavanaramaya (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. At 122 metres (400 ft), it was the world's tallest stupa...
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Isurumuniya (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
is a Buddhist temple situated near to the Tissa Wewa (Tisa tank) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. There are four carvings of special interest in this Vihara...
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Kala Wewa (category Bodies of water of Anuradhapura District)
thousands of acres of paddy lands and ends at the historical capital Anuradhapura city tank Tissa Wewa meandering over 87 km (54 mi) at a slope of 6 inches...
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Avukana Buddha statue (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
Bandaranayake, Senake (1974). Sinhalese monastic architecture: the viháras of Anurádhapura. Brill. p. 206. ISBN 978-90-04-03992-6. De Silva, D. G. B. (12 May 2001)...
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Abhayagiri Vihāra (category Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District)
site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one...
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