Isurumuniya
Isurumuniya is a Buddhist temple situated near to the Tissa Wewa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. There are four carvings of special interest in this Vihara. They are the Isurumuniya Lovers, Elephant Pond and The Royal Family.
- Buddhist temple
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (310 feet)
- …is also known as “Isurumuni Viharaya”
- Description: Buddhist temple of Anuradhapura
Places of Interest Nearby
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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
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Tissa Wewa
Reservoir
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Anuradhapura Museum
Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is the oldest and…
1½ km north of Isurumuniya
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka.
Isurumuniya
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Latitude
8.33447° or 8° 20′ 4″ north
Longitude
80.39033° or 80° 23′ 25″ east
Open location code
6MW289MR+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tamil—“Isurumuniya” goes by many names.
အိဆုရုမုနိယBurmese
イスルムニヤ精舎Japanese
ඉසුරුමුණි විහාරයSinhala
ඉසුරුමුණියSinhala
இசுருமுனியTamil
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