Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka

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cultural region tourist destination

The Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka is a historically rich region in the island’s interior that encompasses several of its most important ancient capitals, archaeological sites, and UNESCO World Heritage monuments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
approximateFormation late 20th century (tourism concept) ⓘ
boundedBy Anuradhapura (northwest) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kandy (south) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa (northeast) NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsSite Aluvihara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dambulla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mihintale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nalanda Gedige NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ritigala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sigiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ancient City of Sigiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Golden Temple of Dambulla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacred City of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacred City of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasCenterNear Dambulla NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageType archaeological heritage ⓘ
architectural heritage ⓘ
religious heritage ⓘ
historicalPeriodCovered Anuradhapura period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ
early Kandyan period ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
ancient capitals of Sri Lanka ⓘ
archaeological ruins ⓘ
cave temples ⓘ
rock fortresses ⓘ
stupas and dagobas ⓘ
locatedIn Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainReligionHistorically Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
promotedBy Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape rough triangle ⓘ
significance preserves core monuments of ancient Sinhalese civilization ⓘ
tourismActivities archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural sightseeing ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancient City of Sigiriya → region → Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa → partOf → Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Sacred City of Anuradhapura → partOf → Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Polonnaruwa → partOf → Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka ⓘ