Dambulla
E472038
Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dambulla canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| artStyle | Sri Lankan Buddhist mural painting ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
Jataka tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
148 km northeast of Colombo (approximate)
ⓘ
72 km north of Kandy (approximate) ⓘ |
| elevation | about 160 m above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dambulla Urban Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCave | five main cave shrines of Dambulla Cave Temple ⓘ |
| hasCaveTemple | Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wholesale vegetable trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large reclining Buddha statues
ⓘ
stupas inside caves ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | rock-cut caves ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Sigiriya Airport (domestic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Dambulla Cave Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Temple of Dambulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i, vi) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Anuradhapura period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | monastic complex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage cave temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Buddhist murals ⓘ |
| language |
Sinhala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matale District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Kandalama Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sigiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| transportRole | road junction on A9 highway ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Golden Temple of Dambulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.