Travel with Nira #21 -Anuradhapura , Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura is one of the old capitals of Sri Lanka, renowned for its all around saved remnants of an antiquated Sri Lankan human progress. It was the third capital of the Kingdom of Rajarata, following the kingdoms of Tambapanni and Upatissa Nuwara.

The city, now an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the focal point of Theravada Buddhism for a long time. The city lies 205 km (127 mi) north of the present capital Colombo in Sri Lanka's North Central Province, on the banks of the noteworthy Malvathu Oya. It is one of the most seasoned constantly possessed urban areas on the planet and one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.

It is trusted that from the fourth century BC until the start of the eleventh century AD it was the capital of the Sinhalese. Amid this period it stayed a standout amongst the most steady and sturdy focuses of political power and urban life in South Asia. The old city, considered sacrosanct to the Buddhist world, is today encompassed by religious communities covering a zone of more than sixteen square miles (40 km²)

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