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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  • Buddhist temple
  • …is also known as “Dambulla Rock Temple”
  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: UNESCO World Heritage Site in Matale District, Sri Lanka

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs.
Museum
The is an ancient burial… 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

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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
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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”
  • Galician: “Templo de Ouro 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”
  • 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”
  • 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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