Sigiriya

Summary

Sigiriya is a human settlement^[1]. Sigiriya ranks in the top 0.05% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,150 views/month, #18 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sigiriya is located in Matale District^[3].
• Sigiriya is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Sigiriya's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Sigiriya's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[6].
• Sigiriya's designed by is recorded as Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura^[7].
• Sigiriya's Commons category is recorded as Sigiriya^[8].
• Sigiriya's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[9].
• Sigiriya's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.9569444444444, 'lon': 80.759722222222}^[10].
• Sigiriya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sigiriya^[11].
• Sigiriya's Commons gallery is recorded as Sigiriya^[12].
• Sigiriya's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/sigiriya/^[13].
• Sigiriya's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Sigiriya's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[15].
• Sigiriya's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'සීගිරිය'}^[16].
• Sigiriya sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+349'}^[17].
• Sigiriya covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[18].
• Sigiriya's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+180'}^[19].
• Sigiriya's fee is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+30'}^[20].
• Sigiriya's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[21].
• Sigiriya's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[22].
• Sigiriya's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[23].
• Sigiriya's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Sigiriya^[24].

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Geography

Sigiriya is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4]. Sigiriya is located in Matale District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sigiriya covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[18]. Sigiriya sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+349'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[5] and tourist attraction^[6]. Sigiriya's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sigiriya include 22802 Sigiriya^[25], an asteroid^[26].

Why It Matters

Sigiriya ranks in the top 0.05% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,150 views/month, #18 of 35,923).^[2] Sigiriya has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Sigiriya is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for Sigiriya include 22802 Sigiriya^[25], an asteroid^[26].