Mihintale

natural · 300 AD – 2099 AD

A mountain, associated settlement, and Buddhist pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka comprising multiple religious monuments, monasteries, and other features. Epigraphic finds span the period from the third century BCE to the tenth century CE.

Coordinates

8.31531, 80.50886

Also known as

Mihintale, Mihintalaya (si), Mihintale, Mikintalai (ta), மிகிந்தலை (ta), මිහින්තලය (si)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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