Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Also known as Forêt de Sinharaja, Forêt de Sinharâja, Réserve de Sinharaja, Réserve de Sinharâja, Reserve forestiere de Sinharaja, Réserve forestière de Sinharaja, Sinharaja, Sinharâja
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Sri Lanka
Inscribed
1988
Area
8,864 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is about 25 km north of Galle. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old Town of Galle, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Galle · about 99,000 peopleabout 25 km south
- Matara · about 68,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Ratnapura · about 48,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Moratuwa · about 200,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte · about 116,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Colombo · about 217,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Sri LankaCultural25 km away
Sri LankaCultural123 km away
Sri LankaNatural147 km away
Sri LankaCultural184 km away
Sri LankaCultural198 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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