Mihintale
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.Photo: G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura
Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District.
Mihintale
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 300 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ruwangama, Mihinthale Divisional Secretariat, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Mihintale” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Михинталеканда”
- Catalan: “Mihintale”
- Cebuano: “Mihintalekanda”
- Czech: “Mihintale”
- Dutch: “Mihintale”
- French: “Mihintale”
- German: “Mihintale”
- Hebrew: “מיהינטאלה”
- Italian: “Mihintale”
- Japanese: “ミヒンタレー”
- Ladin: “Mihintale”
- Malayalam: “Mihintale”
- Malayalam: “മിഹിന്റേൽ കുന്ന്”
- Sinhala: “මිහින්තලය”
- Slovenian: “Mihintale”
- Spanish: “Mihintale”
- Swedish: “Mihintalekanda”
- Tamil: “மிகிந்தலை”
- Venetian: “Mihintale”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anuradhapura Preservation Scheme and Mihintale Wewa.
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