Gampola
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Gampola is a historic town in Sri Lanka known for its former status as a medieval capital and its scenic hill-country setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gampola canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 081 ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Gampola Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
King Bhuvanekabahu IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Parakramabahu V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 120 km from Colombo by road
ⓘ
approximately 18 km southwest of Kandy ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 580 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Gampola Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale commerce
ⓘ
tea cultivation in surrounding estates ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambuluwawa Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadaladeniya Vihara vicinity ⓘ Lankatilaka Vihara vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | medieval capital of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic significance
ⓘ
scenic hill-country setting ⓘ tea-growing region surroundings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherLanguageSpoken | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lankan hill country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 20500 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | Sinhala ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Colombo–Badulla (Main Line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | connected by A5 highway ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by Gampola railway station ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.