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| Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara | |
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අස්ගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Gampaha |
| Province | Western Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Asgiriya, Gampaha, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic coordinates | 07°06′39.6″N 79°59′22.7″E / 7.111000°N 79.989639°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Buddhist Temple |
| Style | Cave temple |
Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara (Sinhala: අස්ගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය) is an ancient Cave temple situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on top of a hillock on the Gampaha - Minuwangoda road and approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) away from Gampaha town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.[2]
- ^ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.