Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa District is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts of North Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gal Vihara.
Gal Vihara
Buddhist temple
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The Gal Vihara, and known originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city Polonnaruwa, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, now present-day Polonnaruwa, in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Gal Vihara is situated 4 km south of Polonnaruwa District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polonnaruwa.
Polonnaruwa
Poḷonnaruwa, also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa District
- Type: district of Sri Lanka with 368,000 residents
- Description: administrative district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Location: North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Polonnaruwa District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مديرية بولوناروا”
- Bengali: “পোলোনারোয়া জেলা”
- Catalan: “Polonnaruwa”
- Cebuano: “Polonnaruwa District”
- Chinese: “波隆納魯沃區”
- Chinese: “波隆纳鲁沃区”
- Chinese: “波隆纳鲁瓦区”
- Danish: “Polonnaruwa District”
- Dutch: “Polonnaruwa”
- Finnish: “Polonnaruwan piirikunta”
- French: “Polonnaruwa”
- Georgian: “პოლონარუვის ოლქი”
- German: “Polonnaruwa”
- Greek: “Πολοναρούβα”
- Gujarati: “પોલોનારુવા જિલ્લો”
- Hebrew: “נפת פולונארווה”
- Hindi: “पोलोनारुवा जिला”
- Hindi: “पोलोन्नारुव‘ जिला”
- Hindi: “पोलोन्नारुव’ जिला”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Polonnaruwa”
- Italian: “Distretto di Polonnaruwa”
- Japanese: “ポロンナルワ県”
- Kannada: “ಪೊಲೊನರುವಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Korean: “폴론나루와구”
- Latvian: “Polonnaruvas distrikts”
- Lithuanian: “Plonaruvos apskritis”
- Malay: “Polonnaruwa District”
- Malayalam: “പോളൊന്നാരുവ ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “पोलोन्नारुवा जिल्हा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Polinnaruwa distrikt”
- Persian: “ناحیه پولونارووا”
- Polish: “Polonnaruwa”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Polonnaruwa”
- Russian: “округ Полоннарува”
- Sinhala: “පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Sinhala: “පොළොන්නරුව පරිපාලන දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Polonnaruwa”
- Swedish: “Polonnaruwa”
- Tamil: “பொலன்னருவா மாவட்டம்”
- Tamil: “பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “పోలోనారువా జిల్లా”
- Thai: “เขตโปลอนนารูนว์”
- Turkish: “Polonnaruwa District”
- Ukrainian: “Полоннарува”
- Urdu: “پولونارووا ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Polonnaruwa”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع پولننارووا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Anaulundawa and Kotuwewela.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nika Wewa and Polonnaruwa Sanctuary.
North Central Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kaudulla National Park, and Minneriya National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
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