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Ancient City of Sigiriya

Also known as Lion Rock, Sigiri, Sigiri, Ceylon, Sigiriya, සීගිරිය

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Ancient City of Sigiriya is about 60 km south-east of Anuradhapura. The nearest other World Heritage site is Golden Temple of Dambulla, about 17 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Anuradhapura · about 118,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
  • Kandy · about 112,000 peopleabout 75 km south
  • Trincomalee · about 108,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
  • Puttalan · about 46,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Batticaloa · about 129,000 peopleabout 110 km east
  • Badulla · about 48,000 peopleabout 110 km south
Ancient City of SigiriyaBatticaloaAnuradhapuraPuttalanGolden Temple of DambullaAncient City of PolonnaruwaCentral Highlands of Sri LankaSacred City of Anuradhapura20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Ancient City of Sigiriya and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGolden Temple of Dambulla1Ancient City of Polonnaruwa2Central Highlands of Sri Lanka3Sacred City of Anuradhapura4Sacred City of Kandy5Ancient City of Sigiriya
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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