Mahiyanganaya area
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The Mahiyanganaya area is a region in Sri Lanka traditionally inhabited by the indigenous Vedda people and regarded as one of their primary ancestral homelands.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
settlement area ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Mahiyanganaya Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahiyanganaya town ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor | Vedda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
chena cultivation
ⓘ
paddy farming ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Vedda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forested landscapes
ⓘ
riverine environments ⓘ rural villages ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important site in Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
early Buddhist missions in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
legendary visits of the Buddha to Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
ⓘ
archaeological and historical significance ⓘ indigenous Vedda communities ⓘ |
| languageTraditionallySpoken | Vedda language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Badulla District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uva Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| populationIncludes |
Sinhalese people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil people NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | ancestral homeland of the Vedda people ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous Vedda spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| timeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Vedda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
connected by road to Badulla
ⓘ
connected by road to Kandy ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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