Lankarama

Lankarama is a built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of , . Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated.
Wikipedia
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Lankaramaya” and “Lankaramaya Dagoba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abhayagiri Vihāra and Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in , . It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation. is situated 740 metres northeast of Lankarama.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a sacred Bo tree located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of , Sri Lanka. is situated 2½ km south of Lankarama.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Jetavanarama stupa or is a , or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of , Sri Lanka. is situated 2 km southeast of Lankarama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anuradhapura.

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major city located in the north central plain of . It is the capital city of and the capital of .

Lankarama

Latitude
8.36544° or 8° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
80.39152° or 80° 23′ 30″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
6MW2998R+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 278865150
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­stupa
Geo­Names ID
1237825
Wiki­data ID
Q3929494
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Tamil—“Lankarama” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “লংকাৰাম’”
  • Burmese: “လင်္ကာရာမ”
  • Sinhala: “ලංකා‍රාමය”
  • Sinhala: “ලංකාරාමය”
  • Tamil: “லங்காராம”
  • Tamil: “லங்காராமய”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as S A C R E T C I T Y and Thisawewa.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Lankaramaya Car Park and Flamingo Mansion.

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