World Heritage in Sri Lanka
The world heritage in Sri Lanka (as of 2016) includes eight UNESCO world heritage sites , including six world cultural heritage sites and two world natural heritage sites. Sri Lanka acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1980 and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1982. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2010.
In addition, an entry from Sri Lanka was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity .
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).
Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Holy City of Anuradhapura ( location ) |
1982 | K | 200 | ||
Polonnaruwa old town ( location ) |
1982 | K | 201 | ||
Sigiriya Old City ( location ) |
1982 | K | 202 | ||
Sinharaja Forest Nature Reserve | 1988 | N | 405 | ||
Holy City of Kandy | 1988 | K | 450 | ||
Old town of Galle and its fortifications | 1988 | K | 451 | Historic city center and fortress of the city of Galle | |
Golden Temple of Dambulla | 1991 | K | 561 | Cave temple in the area of the city of Dambulla | |
Central highlands of Sri Lanka | 2010 | N | 1203 | with the Horton Plains National Park |
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2020) three sites are entered in the tentative list of Sri Lanka, the last entry was made in 2020. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara ( location ) |
2006 | K | 5083 | Temple in the Trincomalee District | |
From Seruwila to Sri Pada (site of the sacred footprint), ancient pilgrimage route along the Mahaweli in Sri Lanka | 2010 | K | 5531 | Ancient pilgrimage route along the Mahaweli in Sri Lanka from the port of Seruwila to the Sri Pada (holy foot) on Adam's Peak , which some as the footprint of Buddha , others like that of the god Shiva and in turn others than that of Adam is interpreted. | |
Ancient Ariyakara Viharaya in the Rajagala Archaeological Reserve | 2020 | K | 6454 |
Web links
- Sri Lanka on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sri Lanka. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ↑ UNESCO - Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
- ^ Tentative list of Sri Lanka. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .