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List of capitals in Sri Lanka

Index List of capitals in Sri Lanka

This is a list of ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. [1]

19 relations: Anuradhapura, Avissawella, Colombo, Dambadeniya, Dedigama, Gampola, Kandy, Kelaniya, Kurunegala, Nallur (Jaffna), Polonnaruwa, Principality of Ruhuna, Puttalam, Sigiriya, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka, Tambapanni, Vijithapura, Yapahuwa.

Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Avissawella

Avissawella, (අවිස්සාවේල්ල in Sinhala, அவிசாவளை in Tamil) is a township in Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council, situated on the A4 route from Colombo to Ratnapura, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, approximately 59 km east of capital Colombo.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Dambadeniya

Dambadeniya is a ruined ancient city situated in the North Western Province (Wayamba), Sri Lanka on the Kurunegala - Negombo road.

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Dedigama

Dedigama is an electorate once represented by Dudley Senanayake (former Prime Minister) in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka.

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Gampola

Gampola (Sinhala:ගම්පොල, Tamil:கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.

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Kandy

Kandy (මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced; கண்டி, pronounced) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province.

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Kelaniya

Kelaniya (Sinhalese: කැලණිය Tamil: களனிப்) is a suburb of Colombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Kurunegala

Kurunegala (කුරුණෑගල, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Nallur (Jaffna)

Nallur (நல்லூர்; නල්ලූර්) is a suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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Polonnaruwa

Poḷonnaruwa (Sinhalese: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruwa or Puḷattipura, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai or Puḷatti nakaram) is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Principality of Ruhuna

The Principality of Ruhuna, also referred to as the Kingdom of Ruhuna, is a region of present-day Southern and Eastern Sri Lanka.

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Puttalam

Puttalam (Sinhalese: පුත්තලම; Tamil: புத்தளம்) is a large town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock සීගිරිය, சிகிரியா, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (commonly known as Kotte) is the official, administrative capital of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Tambapanni

Tambapanni is the district in Sri Lanka where Prince Vijaya landed after leaving Supparaka.

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Vijithapura

Vijithapura (Sinhala: විජිතපුර, Tamil:விஜித நகரம்), also known as Vijitha Nagara or Vijithagama, was a fortress–city in ancient Sri Lanka.

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Yapahuwa

Yapahuwa (Sinhalese language: යාපහුව) was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_Sri_Lanka

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