Lankarama
Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated.- 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.
Abhayagiri Vihāra
Buddhist temple
Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation. Abhayagiri Vihāra is situated 740 metres northeast of Lankarama.
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred Bo tree located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is situated 2½ km south of Lankarama.Jetavanaramaya
Buddhist temple
The Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Jetavanaramaya is situated 2 km southeast of Lankarama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura
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.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
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=religious
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=stupa
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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”
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Nearby Places
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