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thumb|The Lankarama dagoba. thumb|Eth Pokuna (Elephant pond). thumb|Lankarama in a dilapidated state 1927.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Lankarama is referenced by 46 other articles, and connects out to Sri Lanka, geographic coordinate system and stupa.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District, Buddhist temples in Anuradhapura District and Stupas in Anuradhapura.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
stupa
Country
Sri Lanka
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SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img33 Lankarama Stupa.jpg
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Lankarama

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thumb|The Lankarama dagoba. thumb|Eth Pokuna (Elephant pond). thumb|Lankarama in a dilapidated state 1927.

Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa (vatadage) to cover it. The round courtyard of the stupa seems to be above the ground. The diameter of the stupa is . The courtyard is circular in shape and the diameter is .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lankarama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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