Dambulla
Dambulla දඹුල්ල தம்புள்ளை | |
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  Dambulla දඹුල්ල தம்புள்ளை | |
| Coordinates: 7°51′28″N 80°39′09″E / 7.85778°N 80.65250°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Dambulla Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Dambulla Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Jaliya Opatha |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sameera Jayasekara |
| Area | |
| • Town | 444.0 km2 (171.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.0 km2 (20.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Town | 72,306 (Dambulla Division) |
| • Density | 162.9/km2 (422/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,814 (Dambulla Municipality) |
| • Urban density | 441.0/km2 (1,142/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
Dambulla (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල Dam̆bulla, Tamil: தம்புள்ளை Tampuḷḷai) is a town in the north of Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest town in the Matale District. It is 148 km (92 mi) north-east of Colombo, 43 km (27 mi) north of Matale and 72 km (45 mi) north of Kandy. The city has a famous vegetable market.
It was also known as Dhamballai. It was ruled by Kings like Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola when they were kings in 900-1000 AD.
Dambulla Cave Temple
It is the largest cave temple in Sri Lanka. The rock is 160 m (520 ft) high. There are 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of god and goddess including 2 statues of Hindu gods Vishnu and Ganesh. The walls of the caves have Buddha's story.
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