Dambulla cave temple

Summary

Dambulla cave temple is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dambulla cave temple is located in Matale District^[3].
• Dambulla cave temple is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Dambulla cave temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[5].
• Dambulla cave temple's Commons category is recorded as Dambulla cave temple^[6].
• Dambulla cave temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.856563, 'lon': 80.6483403}^[7].
• Dambulla cave temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.85666667, 'lon': 80.64916667}^[8].
• Dambulla cave temple's Commons gallery is recorded as Dambulla cave temple^[9].
• Dambulla cave temple's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Dambulla cave temple's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[11].
• Dambulla cave temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil'}^[12].
• Dambulla cave temple's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)^[13].
• Dambulla cave temple's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[14].
• Dambulla cave temple's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Entrance is on Kandy Road'}^[15].

Why It Matters

Dambulla cave temple ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]