Anuradhapura

Summary

Anuradhapura is a sacred place^[1]. Anuradhapura has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Anuradhapura was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Anuradhapura was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Anuradhapura is located in Anuradhapura District^[5].
• Anuradhapura is in the country of Sri Lanka^[6].
• Anuradhapura's instance of is recorded as sacred place^[7].
• Anuradhapura's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Anuradhapura's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[9].
• Anuradhapura's postal code is recorded as 50000^[10].
• Anuradhapura's Commons category is recorded as Anuradhapura^[11].
• Anuradhapura's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Anuradhapura's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.335, 'lon': 80.410833333333}^[13].
• Anuradhapura's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anuradhapura^[14].
• Anuradhapura has a population of {'amount': '+63208'}^[15].
• Anuradhapura's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Anuradhapura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Anuradhapura's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online^[18].
• Anuradhapura's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[19].
• Anuradhapura's capital of is recorded as North Central Province^[20].
• Anuradhapura's capital of is recorded as Anuradhapura District^[21].
• Anuradhapura's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[22].
• Anuradhapura sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+81'}^[23].
• Anuradhapura covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7179'}^[24].
• Anuradhapura's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[25].
• Anuradhapura's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[26].
• Anuradhapura's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[27].

Body

Geography

Anuradhapura is in the country of Sri Lanka^[6]. Anuradhapura is located in Anuradhapura District^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Anuradhapura covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7179'}^[24]. Anuradhapura sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+81'}^[23]. Anuradhapura has a population of {'amount': '+63208'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sacred place^[7], city^[8], and archaeological site^[9]. Anuradhapura's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[22].

Why It Matters

Anuradhapura has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Anuradhapura is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]