Kandy (inferred, not certain)
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Kandy is a major city in central Sri Lanka, historically significant as the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and home to the sacred Temple of the Tooth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandy (inferred, not certain) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | center of Kandyan culture ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 115 km from Colombo ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
services sector
ⓘ
tea trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 500 m above sea level ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf |
Kingdom of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kandy Municipal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Kandy Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Temple of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Kandy Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Sri Dalada Maligawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Peradeniya (nearby, associated urban area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | last capital of the Sinhalese kings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Esala Perahera festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandyan dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial-era architecture ⓘ tea-growing region nearby ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMountainRange | Knuckles Mountain Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Province urban network ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Sinhala ⓘ |
| railConnection | Main Line (Colombo–Badulla railway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (majority)
ⓘ
Christianity (minority) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism (minority) ⓘ Islam (minority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
ⓘ
location of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha ⓘ |
| river | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | A1 highway to Colombo ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | Central Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.