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Sri Lanka

25 places in the atlas, 5 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities4
Ancient villages4
Archaeological wonders4
Temple complexes4
Buried cities3
Earthworks3
Hydraulic works3
Submerged sites3
Ancient capitals2
Ancient ports2
Hillforts2
Kurgans2

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Verified22
Accepted2
Contested1

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North Central Province11
Central, Sigiriya2
North Central Province, Anuradhapura District2
North Central, Anuradhapura2
Central Province, Matale District1
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Verified22 Widely accepted2 Contested

North Central Province, Polonnaruwa District1

North Western Province, Kurunegala District1

Northern Province, Jaffna District, Chunnakam1

Northern Province, Mannar1

Northern, Jaffna, Thalai-adi1

Southern, Hambantota, Godavaya1

Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Excavated8 Partially excavated7 Excavation ongoing5 Unexcavated2 Buried2 Submerged1

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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Buried city

Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) in Central, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to B…