Anuradhapura District
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Anuradhapura District is an administrative region in north-central Sri Lanka known for encompassing the ancient capital and major Buddhist pilgrimage center of Anuradhapura.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anuradhapura District canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
second-level administrative division ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kurunegala District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mannar District NERFINISHED ⓘ Matale District NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonnaruwa District NERFINISHED ⓘ Puttalam District NERFINISHED ⓘ Trincomalee District NERFINISHED ⓘ Vavuniya District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Anuradhapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anuradhapura archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred City of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| governedBy | District Secretariat of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasCountrySubdivisionType | district of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
paddy cultivation ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred City of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | District Secretary ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Sinhala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
ancient irrigation tanks
ⓘ
stupas and monasteries ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | district ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
A12 highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A9 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ railway connection to Colombo ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of early Sinhalese civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist pilgrimage sites
ⓘ
ancient capital of Sri Lanka ⓘ archaeological ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | north-central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Buddhist pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.