UNESCO World Heritage for Sri Lanka |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 8 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Sri Lanka to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Sri Lanka for descriptions.
1982 - Sacred City of Anuradhapura | Cultural site | ||
1982 - Ancient City of Sigiriya | Cultural site | ||
1982 - Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | Cultural site | ||
1988 - Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications | Cultural site | ||
1988 - Sinharaja Forest Reserve | Natural site | ||
1988 - Sacred City of Kandy | Cultural site | ||
1991 - Golden Temple of Dambulla | Cultural site | ||
2010 - Central Highlands of Sri Lanka | Natural site |