Asgiriya
Asgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. There is a village named Asgiriya in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in Western Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 6,000 residents
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Asgeriya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Asgiri Maha Viharaya and Asgiriya Stadium.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya, one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.
Asgiriya Stadium
Pitch
Asgiriya Stadium, is a cricket ground located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Uniquely owned by Trinity College, Kandy, it is situated a short distance away from the city centre.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahaiyawa and Kandy.
Kandy
Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Mawilmada
Village
Mawilmada is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within the district of Kandy in the Central Province.
Asgiriya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Asgiriya, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.30043° or 7° 18′ 2″ northLongitude
80.62903° or 80° 37′ 45″ eastPopulation
6,000Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)Open location code
6MV28J2H+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4467281779OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1250901Wikidata ID
Q4804316
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Asgiriya” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Асгирия”
- Cebuano: “Asgiriya”
- Dutch: “Asgiriya”
- Irish: “Asgiriya”
- Persian: “آسگیریا”
- Swedish: “Asgiriya”
- Urdu: “اسگیریا”
- Uzbek: “Asgiriya”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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