Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir

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ancient reservoir hydraulic engineering structure irrigation reservoir

Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) is a vast ancient irrigation reservoir in Sri Lanka, renowned as a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering built during the reign of King Parakramabahu I.

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Parakrama Samudra 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient reservoir ⓘ
hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ
irrigation reservoir ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Parakrama Samudraya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sea of Parakrama NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Polonnaruwa Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Sri Lankan irrigation technology ⓘ
builder King Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod reign of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalSignificance important landmark in Polonnaruwa ⓘ
symbol of ancient Sri Lankan hydraulic civilization ⓘ
currentUse hydraulic research and study site ⓘ
modern irrigation ⓘ
engineeringType gravity-fed reservoir ⓘ
hasFeature ancient sluice structures ⓘ
long embankment ⓘ
multiple interconnected basins ⓘ
hasPart canal network ⓘ
earthen bund ⓘ
sluice gates ⓘ
spillways ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient City of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
locatedIn North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa District NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient city of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Mahaweli river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy Sri Lankan irrigation authorities ⓘ
material earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Polonnaruwa archaeological ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf ancient irrigation system of Sri Lanka ⓘ
purpose agricultural support ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
recognizedAs masterpiece of hydraulic engineering ⓘ
region Dry Zone of Sri Lanka ⓘ
tourismType eco-tourism attraction ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ
usedFor domestic water supply ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
paddy cultivation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterSource Amban Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ
rainwater ⓘ

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka → containsArchaeologicalSite → Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parakrama Samudra
North Central Province, Sri Lanka → containsReservoir → Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parakrama Samudra
Polonnaruwa → hasPart → Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parakrama Samudra
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa → hasStructure → Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir ⓘ
Polonnaruwa Kingdom → majorStructure → Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parakrama Samudra