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Ancient City of Sigiriya · Photo of the property
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Asia · Monuments

Ancient City of Sigiriya

Dambulla · Sri Lanka

A fortress atop a towering rock, with gardens and ancient paintings.

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Reference location

Reference locality
Dambulla
Country / geographic scope
Sri Lanka
Place type
Monuments
Point coordinates
7.95700, 80.76000
TRIPGUROO territory
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

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UNESCO World Heritage

Ancient City of Sigiriya

Cultural · Inscription: 1982

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UNESCO DataHub · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Names and points adapted to the catalog. TRIPGUROO is not affiliated with UNESCO.

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