Devinuwara
E1013908
Devinuwara is a historic coastal town in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its ancient temple complex and religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devinuwara canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Upulvan (Vishnu)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceFromMatara | approximately 6–7 km southeast GENERATED ⓘ |
| extremePointRelation | near southernmost point of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Devinuwara (Dondra Head area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dondra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Hindu shrines ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal temple complex
ⓘ
harbour area ⓘ lighthouse vicinity ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Devinuwara perahera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual Esala festival ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor |
Buddhists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Devinuwara Raja Maha Vihara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upulvan Devalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
historic port town
ⓘ
important medieval religious center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient temple complex
ⓘ
coastal scenery ⓘ historic shrines ⓘ religious pilgrimages ⓘ |
| language |
Sinhala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Matara District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dondra Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| near | Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
coastal tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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