Sigiriya

Sigiriya is a city in the Central District of Sri Lanka. The "Ancient City of Sigiriya" is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikivoyage

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Sri Lanka

• 110AmbulanceAmbulance
• 110FireFire
• 119PolicePolice

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Sigiriya Ruins · 260 m
• Pethikada Paintings & Crafts Gallery · 920 m
• Upper Terrace Viewpoint · 20 m
• Lion Temple Attraction · 20 m
• Pidurangala Rock Viewpoint Viewpoint · 60 m
• Apsara Paintings Artwork · 60 m
• Lion's Paws Monument · 90 m
• Sigiriya Reservoir Viewpoint Viewpoint · 110 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

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