World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka

Site nameEntered
Sacred City of Anuradhapura1982
Ancient City of Sigiriya 1982
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa 1982
Sinharaja Forest Reserve1988
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications 1988
Sacred City of Kandy 1988
Golden Temple of Dambulla1991
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka2010

Tentative list of Sri Lanka
Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara
Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka









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Sri Lanka statistics:
Number of WHS: 8
Number of Tentative sites: 2
Member of the World Heritage Committee in: 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988
News and links:
» Lanka seeking to pick up more world heritage site tags (24-08-2008).




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