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ID: 7002526
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7002526
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Anuradhapura (inhabited place)  Anuradhapura (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 08 19 02 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 8.3170  decimal degrees
Long: 080 24 18 E  degrees minutes   Long: 80.4050  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient capital of Sinhalese kings of Ceylon; abandoned in 11th century due to Tamil invasions; city is sacred to Buddhists as site where Buddha found enlightenment under the Bo tree; Thuparama Dagaba, oldest shrine in Sri Lanka, houses Buddha's collarbone. The old section of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Names:
Anuradhapura (preferred,C,V)
Aneuradhapura (C,V)
Anuradhapur (C,V)
Anuradhapura Town (C,V)
Anarajapura (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Sri Lanka (nation)  ........  Sri Lanka (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of North Central (province)  ............  North Central (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Anuradhapura (inhabited place)  ................  Anuradhapura (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  probably founded 5th century BCE ; rediscovered and settled in 1800s
historic site (C)
archaeological site (C)
town (C)
provincial capital (C)
religious center (C)  ............  since ca. 250 BCE
World Heritage Site (C)  ............  from 1982
capital (H)  ............  5th century BCE-11th century CE

Sources and Contributors:
Anarajapura..........  [VP]
.......................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 39
Aneuradhapura..........  [VP]
..........................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 October 2017
Anuradhapur..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 October 2017
Anuradhapura..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II:888
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 October 2017
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 14
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 59
Anuradhapura Town..........  [VP]
................................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 October 2017
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I:39; II:888
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 October 2017
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 14
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 59
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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