Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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60,943 Population 22/sq mi density

328 ft Elevation 100 meters

81°F Avg Temperature 27°C

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Anuradhapura (1)

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Cultural Inscribed 1982

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 Sa...