Anuradhapura is in Sri Lanka, in Anuradhapura District. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Sri Lanka
City or region
Anuradhapura District
Coordinates
8.3350 N, 80.4108 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
79
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Avukana Buddha statue
Sri Lanka
36.7
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka
56.9
Dambulla cave temple
Sri Lanka
59.3
Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
78.7
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
107.2
The closest neighbor is Avukana Buddha statue, 36.7 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Anuradhapura
English
Anuradhapura
Español
Anuradhapura
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 8.3350 N, 80.4108 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Anuradhapura: 79 sitelinks; closest neighbor Avukana Buddha statue at 36.7 km