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# Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa · Sri Lanka

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1982.

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City / localityPolonnaruwa

Country / geographic scopeSri Lanka

Place typeCities

Point coordinates7.91583, 81.00056

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Cultural · Inscription: 1982

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/201/)

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