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Places in Sri Lanka · Mysteria

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Places in Sri Lanka

57 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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Verified22 Widely accepted34 Contested1 Hypothetical0 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Temple complexes23 Archaeological wonders13 Ancient cities4 Ancient villages4 Caves4 Buried cities3

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🇱🇰Sri Lanka57

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Not applicable32 Excavated8 Partially excavated7 Excavation ongoing5 Buried2 Unexcavated2

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sri lanka32 temple complex20 wikidata researched20 wikipedia sourced12 archaeological wonder11 north centra11 cave4 neolithic

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ancient village3

bronze iron age maritime2

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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya

Ancient Kantharodai Historical Site with some remains of Stupas is situated in Kandarodai village in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Archaeological wonder

Batticaloa Lighthouse

Batticaloa Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Sri Lanka, situated near the estuary in Palameenmadu. It was built in 1913 and is 28 meters high.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara

ancient Buddhist temple in Tissamaharama, Southern Province of Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

ancient Buddhist temple in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya

theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Lahugala Kota Vehera

ancient Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Muhudu Maha Vihara

Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Velgam Vehera

Sri Lankan Buddhist temple

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Archaeological wonder

Sampur Stupa

building in Sampur, Sri Lanka

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