This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

The holy city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka is the alleged home of a map that could unlock the secrets of the universe.

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Anuradhapura as we know it today would not have been a reality if not for the great effort put in by a single man - Brahmachari Walisinghe Harischandra (1876-1913), another true nationalist who trod ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Sri Lanka Tourism to devise a ...

It’s been on the UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982, as the Sacred City of Anuradhapura. How to Go from Jaffna to ...

Though it is not a major tourist destination, Anuradhapura attracts major religious travellers to its historic locations. Though the past is something to proud about, the current facilities in the ...

The civilization which was built upon this city was one of the great world civilizations ... remain two of the best archaeological relic sites in the country. Some ruins of Anuradhapura include the ...