Sigiriya is in Sri Lanka, in Matale 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
Matale District
Coordinates
7.9569 N, 80.7597 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
62
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Dambulla cave temple
Sri Lanka
16.5
Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
26.6
Avukana Buddha statue
Sri Lanka
27.4
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
56.3
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
56.9
The closest neighbor is Dambulla cave temple, 16.5 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
Cidade Antiga de Sigiriya
English
Sigiriya
Español
Sigiriya
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 7.9569 N, 80.7597 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Sigiriya: 62 sitelinks; closest neighbor Dambulla cave temple at 16.5 km