Sigiriya

archaeological site · 337 BC – 2099 AD

An archaeological site currently interpreted as the capital city of the parricidal King Kassapa I (A.D. 477–95). The site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

Coordinates

7.95714, 80.75726

Also known as

Cikiriyā, Cikiriya (ta), Sīgiriya, Sigiriya (si), சிகிரியா (ta), සීගිරිය (si)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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