South Asia
Sri Lanka
Central Province

Nalanda Gedige

Nalanda Gedige is an ancient complete stone temple near , and its original site is considered the of Sri Lanka. The building was constructed between the 8th and 10th centuries with dravidian architecture in and is believed to have been used by Buddhists.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alugolla and Pilihudugolla.

Hamlet
is a village in . It is located within .

Hamlet
is a village in . It is located within . is situated 2½ km northeast of Nalanda Gedige.

Town
is a town in . It is located within , . It is located in A9 road about 53 kilometers from . It is situated in an intermediate climate zone. is situated 4 km north of Nalanda Gedige.

Nalanda Gedige

Latitude
7.66974° or 7° 40′ 11″ north
Longitude
80.64593° or 80° 38′ 45″ east
Open location code
6MV2MJ9W+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 316427428
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_shrine
Wiki­data ID
Q3335386
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Tamil—“Nalanda Gedige” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Nalanda Gedige”
  • French: “Nalanda Gedige”
  • Hebrew: “נלאנדה גיגה”
  • Sinhala: “Nalanda Gedige”
  • Sinhala: “නාලන්ද ගෙඩිගේ”
  • Tamil: “நாலந்த சிலை மண்டபம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nalanda Gedige and Department Of Archaeology.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nalanda Gedige”. Photo: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0.