This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

Furthermore, ICOMOS noted that the boundaries delineated on the official map of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura exclude important areas of the World Heritage site. Therefore, ICOMOS recommended that ...

The closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system installed for the security of Anuradhapura city is currently inactive, raising concerns among residents, officials, and legal professionals.

Anuradhapura as we know it today would not have been a reality if not for the great effort put in by a single man - Brahmachari Walisinghe Harischandra (1876-1913), another true nationalist who trod ...

The Veterinarians for Humane Management of Animal Population Association yesterday claimed that the Governor’s Office of ...

He also claimed that all stray dogs within the Anuradhapura city limits have been ordered to be removed. When contacted, the Anuradhapura Municipal Council Commissioner confirmed that a discussion ...

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous ...

Our next stop after Jaffna was the heart of the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka. The ancient city of Anuradhapura was the ...

This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows a mango test field in Nochchiyagama, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Wu Yue) COLOMBO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- In Anuradhapura, a central Sri Lankan city, for Bandara Abeysinghe ...

Use this distance calculator to find air distance and flight distance from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya or any other city in Sri Lanka. The distance show here is the Anuradhapura - Sigiriya distance / ...

Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. It is regarded as the country's first capital, established in 4 B.C.