Kandy

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Kandy is a historic city in central Sri Lanka renowned for its cultural heritage, including the Temple of the Tooth and its role as a former royal stronghold.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kandy canonical 63
Sacred City of Kandy 3
Kandy city 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
city
former capital
capitalOf Central Province
climate tropical rainforest climate
conqueredBy British Empire
country Sri Lanka
distanceFrom about 115 km from Colombo
elevation approximately 500 m
ethnicGroup Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamils
governingBody Kandy Municipal Council
hasCulturalPractice Buddhist processions
Kandyan dance
hasFestival Esala Perahera
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandmark Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
Kandy Lake
Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
Royal Palace of Kandy
Temple of the Tooth
hasTransport A1 highway
Kandy railway station
hasUniversity University of Peradeniya
heritageDesignationYear 1988
historicalEra Kandyan Kingdom period
linked to: Kandyan Kingdom
knownFor Buddhist religious significance
Esala Perahera festival
linked to: Esala Perahera

Temple of the Tooth
cultural heritage
former royal stronghold
languageMajority Sinhala
locatedIn Central Province
central Sri Lanka
locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
partOf Kandy District
provinceCapital Central Province
region Hill Country of Sri Lanka
religionMajority Buddhism
secondaryLanguage English
Tamil
tourismAttraction Buddhist pilgrimage
colonial-era architecture
traditional Kandyan dance
UNESCOSiteType cultural
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Kandy
wasCapitalUntil 1815

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Kandy capital Kandy
Sri Lanka hasWorldHeritageSite Sacred City of Kandy
linked to: Kandy
Kandyan massa namedAfter Kandy
Nayakkar dynasty capital Kandy
Udarata capitalCityHistorically Kandy
subject linked to: Udarata (Up-Country)
Udarata containsCity Kandy
subject linked to: Udarata (Up-Country)
Udarata administrativeCenterHistorical Kandy
subject linked to: Udarata (Up-Country)
Udarata hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Sacred City of Kandy
subject linked to: Udarata (Up-Country)
linked to: Kandy
King of Kandy capital Kandy
Central Province of Sri Lanka hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Sacred City of Kandy
linked to: Kandy
Independence Memorial Hall inspiredBy Magul Maduwa, Kandy
linked to: Kandy
Kandyan dance region Kandy
Esala Perahera city Kandy
Kandyan kings capital Kandy
House of Dinajara governedFrom Kandy
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex partOf Kandy city
linked to: Kandy
Kandy Lake locatedIn Kandy
Kandy Lake locatedNear Kandy city center
linked to: Kandy
Up-Country contains Kandy
Up Country hasCity Kandy
Matale locatedNorthOf Kandy