Senkadagala
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Senkadagala is the historic city in Sri Lanka that served as the capital and cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senkadagala canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of Central Province (modern era, as Kandy) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maha Nuwara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahanuwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestEvent | Kandyan Convention of 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Gadaladeniya Vihara vicinity
ⓘ
Kandy Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lankatilaka Vihara vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Palace of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Dalada Maligawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Buddhist monastic institutions
ⓘ
Kandyan royal traditions ⓘ |
| economy |
education
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as the Sacred City of Kandy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | living Buddhist heritage city ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Pali (religious and literary) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Kandyan Kingdom era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Esala Perahera festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandyan architecture ⓘ Kandyan dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kandy Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Peradeniya Botanical Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Udawattakele Forest Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sacred City of Kandy World Heritage property NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | last royal capital of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Buddhist pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| role | cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| transportRole | major transport hub in central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| urbanForm | hill city ⓘ |
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