Anuradhapura District
Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat
Heenukkiriyawa

Ritigala

Ritigala is a mountain in central which is home to an ancient Buddhist monastery. The ruins and rock inscriptions of the monastery date back to 1st century BCE. It is located 43 km away from the ancient monastic city of .
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 534 metres
  • Description: mountain in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Ritagala”

Ritigala

Latitude
8.10902° or 8° 6′ 33″ north
Longitude
80.65684° or 80° 39′ 25″ east
Elevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)
Open location code
6MW24M54+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3723116036
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1228569
Wiki­data ID
Q19719626
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Ritigala from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ritigala” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ritigala (bukid sa Sri Lanka)”
  • Cebuano: “Ritigala”
  • Dutch: “Ritigala”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريتيجالا”
  • Greek: “Ριτιγκαλά”
  • Hindi: “रिटिगल”
  • Ladin: “Ritigala”
  • Sinhala: “රිටිගල ස්වාභාවික දැඩි රක්‍ෂිතය”
  • Swedish: “Ritigala (berg i Sri Lanka)”
  • Swedish: “Ritigala”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Ritigala”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ganewalpola and Alagollewa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Library and Stone bridge 01.

North Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kaudulla National Park, and Minneriya National Park.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ritigala”. Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.