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.- Type: Suburb with 6,000 residents
- Description: village in Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Asgeriya”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Asgiri Maha Viharaya and Asgiriya Stadium.
Asgiri Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Asgiri Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahaiyawa and Kandy.
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″ north
Longitude
80.62903° or 80° 37′ 45″ east
Population
6,000
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Open location code
6MV28J2H+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Udamadapola and Bahirawakanda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Asgiriya and Police Dogs Training Headquaters.
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Worth a closer look: Kandy and Sigiriya.
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