Somawathiya Chaitya
The Somawathiya Chaitya or Somawathiya Vihara is a Buddhist temple located in the Polonnaruwa region of Sri Lanka. It is situated near the boundary between the Polonnaruwa District and the Trincomalee District.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist stupa in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Somawathiya Stupa” and “Somawathiya Temple”
Somawathiya Chaitya
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.12089° or 8° 7′ 15″ north
Longitude
81.16891° or 81° 10′ 8″ east
Open location code
6MW345C9+9H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Sinhala—“Somawathiya Chaitya” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “သောမာဝသိယစေတီတော်”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سوماواثيه شيتيا”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Somawathiya Chaitya”
- Malayalam: “സോമാവതിയ ചൈത്യ”
- Sinhala: “සෝමාවතිය විහාරය”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sri Kandha Wiharaya and Buddhist Temple.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Education center and Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.
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Worth a closer look: Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.
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