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Front view of Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
Front view of Temple of the Tooth, Kandy

Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, [mahanuʋərə]; Tamil: கண்டி Kandy, [ˈkaɳɖi]) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city is situated in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation.

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Kandy
Yatinuwara Veediya, Kandy Mahaiyawa

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N 7.2963888888889 ° E 80.635 °
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Kandy District Secretariat

Yatinuwara Veediya
20000 Kandy, Mahaiyawa
Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Front view of Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
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