Dambulla cave temple

Dambulla cave temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site in , situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 kilometres east of , 72 kilometres north of and 43 kilometres north of .
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  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: UNESCO World Heritage Site in Matale District, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Dambulla Cave Temple” and “Dambulla Rock Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs.

Museum
The is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in , . The site is thought to belong to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and is considered one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. is situated 3 km southwest of Dambulla cave temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bambaragaleyaya and Yapagama.

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Dambulla cave temple

Latitude
7.85659° or 7° 51′ 24″ north
Longitude
80.64842° or 80° 38′ 54″ east
Open location code
6MV2VJ4X+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431489913
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Wiki­data ID
Q45690
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Dambulla cave temple” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Dambulla-grottempel”
  • Assamese: “ডাম্বুলা গুহা মন্দিৰ”
  • Balinese: “Maha Wihara Raja Dambulla”
  • Bengali: “ডাম্বুলা গুহা মন্দির”
  • Bengali: “ডাম্বুলা স্বর্ণমন্দির”
  • Bulgarian: “Дамбула”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Or de Dambulla”
  • Chinese: “丹布勒石窟寺”
  • Czech: “Jeskynní chrám Dambulla”
  • Czech: “Zlatý chrám Dambulla”
  • Dutch: “Gouden tempel van Dambulla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كهف دامبولا”
  • Finnish: “Dambullan luolatemppeli”
  • French: “temple d’Or de Dambulla”
  • French: “Temple d’Or de Dambulla”
  • Georgian: “დამბულის მღვიმე”
  • German: “Dambulla-Höhlentempel”
  • German: “Höhlentempel von Rangiri Dambulla”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הזהב בדמבולה”
  • Hindi: “दांबुला गुफा मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “दाम्बुला गुफा मन्दिर”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil gua Dambulla”
  • Italian: “tempio d’oro di Dambulla”
  • Italian: “Tempio d’oro di Dambulla”
  • Japanese: “ダンブッラの黄金寺院”
  • Japanese: “ランギリ・ダンブッラの石窟寺院”
  • Lithuanian: “Dambulos auksinė šventykla”
  • Lithuanian: “Dambulos urvo šventykla”
  • Maithili: “डाम्बुला गुफा मन्दिर”
  • Malayalam: “ധാബൂള ഗുഹാക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Maltese: “Tempju tad-Deheb ta‘ Dambulla”
  • Maltese: “Tempju tal-Għar ta‘ Dambulla”
  • Maltese: “Tempju tal-Għar ta’ Dambulla”
  • Nepali: “डाम्बुला गुफा मन्दिर”
  • Polish: “Złota świątynia Dambulla”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Dourado de Dambulla”
  • Russian: “Дамбулла”
  • Sinhala: “දඹුලු ලෙන් විහාරය”
  • Sinhala: “දඹුල්ල රජමහා විහාරය”
  • Sinhala: “රංගිරි දඹුල්ල රජමහ විහාරය”
  • Sinhala: “රන්ගිරි දඹුළු උයන්වත්ත රජමහා විහාරය”
  • Slovak: “Dambulu Viháraja”
  • Slovak: “Rangiri Dambulu Viháraja”
  • Slovak: “Rangiri Dambulu Vihárja”
  • Slovenian: “Jamski tempelj Dambulla”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Oro de Dambulla”
  • Tamil: “தம்புல்லை குகைக் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில்”
  • Tatar: “Дамбулла мәгарә гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Telugu: “దంబుల్లా గుహాలయం”
  • Thai: “วัดถ้ำทัมพุลละ”
  • Turkish: “Dambulla mağara tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Дамбулла”
  • Urdu: “دامبولا غار مندر”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền thờ động Dambulla”

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Highlights include Buddhist Museum and The Golden Temple.

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