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World heritage sites in Sri Lanka  Ancient City of Polonnaruwa   Ancient City of Sigiriya   Sacred City of Anuradhapura   Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications   Sacred City of Kandy   Sinharaja Forest Reserve   Golden Temple of Dambulla   (added in 2010) Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.       Most of the cultural heritage sites in Sri Lanka are located in the "Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka" (sometimes called  "Sri Lanka's golden triangle" ) which includes Kandy, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa, and Anuradhapura. Galle is a cultural world heritage site that is located on the southern coast of the country. The Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the Central Highlands are the two natural world heritage sites in Sri lanka. Sinharaja is located in south-west Sri Lanka. It is a primary tropical rainforest with more than 60% endemic trees. The Central Highlands are situated in the south-central part of the island and comprise the Peak Wilderness Protected Area (i. e. the tropical rain forest around Adam's Peak), the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest.   You find hereunder many pictures from the cultural and natural world heritage sites of Sri Lanka. These galleries are part of our full collection of Sri Lanka pictures.   Kandy    Kandy Tooth Temple     Kandy Tooth Temple (new Shrine)    Kandy Royal Palace       Sigiriya (1)    Sigiriya (2)    Dambulla (1)    Dambulla (2)    Polonnaruwa (1)     Polonnaruwa (2)    Polonnaruwa (3)    Anuradhapura (1)    Anuradhapura (2)    Anuradhapura (3)    Anuradhapura (4)    Anuradhapura museum & moonstone   Galle Horton Plains        Links • Ministry of culture of Sri Lanka the web site of the ministry of culture in sri lanka contains an introduction to the world heritage sites in sri lanka. • Lanka library collection of articles about the world heritage sites in sri lanka, from lanka library. • anuradhapura • anuradhapura • dambulla • kandy • polonnaruwa • polonnaruwa • sinharaja (biosphere reserve-unesco) • sinharaja rain forest • sinharaja rain forest • sirigiya • sirigiya • sirigiya • sirigiya • sirigiya • unesco: ancient city of polonnaruwa • unesco: ancient city of sigiriya • unesco: golden temple of dambulla • unesco: old town of galle and its fortifications • unesco: sacred city of anuradhapura • unesco: sacred city of kandy • unesco: sinharaja forest reserve • world heritage cities Links in other languages           (8) (1) Same category in a different destination Madagascar Mauritius Nepal Réunion Seychelles Zanzibar