Dambadeniya
Dambadeniya is a ruined ancient city situated in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka on the Kurunegala–Negombo main road. It served as the capital of Sri Lanka in the mid 13th century.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narammala.
Narammala
Town
Narammala, is a town in Sri Lanka. It is in the centre of the North Western Province. According to the 2012 census, the population of Narammala is 56,279, with an urban population of 7,513 and a rural population of 48,766. Narammala is situated 10 km northeast of Dambadeniya.
Dambadeniya
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: ancient city in Sri Lanka
- Categories: ancient city, ruins, and locality
- Location: Dambadeniya South, Narammala Divisional Secretariat, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.36819° or 7° 22′ 6″ north
Longitude
80.14943° or 80° 8′ 58″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)
Open location code
6MV2949X+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Dambadeniya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دنبدانية”
- Arabic: “دَنْبَدَانِيَة”
- Catalan: “Dambadeniya”
- Chinese: “登巴德尼亚王朝”
- Chinese: “登巴德尼亞王朝”
- Dutch: “Dambadeniya”
- French: “Dambadeniya”
- German: “Dambadeniya”
- Hebrew: “דמבדנייה”
- Japanese: “ダンバデニヤ”
- Persian: “دامبادنیا”
- Polish: “Dambadeniya”
- Polish: “Dembadeniya”
- Portuguese: “Dambadenia”
- Russian: “Дамбадения”
- Sinhala: “දඹදෙණිය”
- Sinhala: “දඹදෙනිය”
- Tamil: “தம்பதெனிய”
- Thai: “ทัมพเทณิยะ”
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