Anuradhapura is belongs to the North Central Province in to Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization. The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura er en by i Anuradhapura-distriktet i den nordlige centrale provins i Sri Lanka. Denne hellige by blev etableret omkring en skæring fra 'oplysningstræet', Buddhas figentræ, bragt der i det 3. århundrede f.Kr. af Sanghamitta, grundlæggeren af en ordre af buddhistiske nonner. Anuradhapura, en ceylonsk politisk og religiøs hovedstad, der blomstrede i 1.300 år, blev forladt efter en invasion i 993. Skjult væk i tæt jungle i mange år, det pragtfulde sted, med sine paladser, klostre og monumenter, er nu tilgængelig igen.
I den hellige by Anuradhapura og i nærheden er et stort antal ruiner. Ruinerne består af tre klasser af bygninger, dagobas, klosterbygninger og pokuna (damme). Byen havde nogle af de mest komplekse vandingssystemer i den antikke verden, beliggende i landets tørre zone byggede administrationen mange tanke til at overrisle jorden. De fleste civile er singalesiske, mens tamiler og srilankanske maurere bor i distriktet.
In the sacred city of Anuradhapura and in the vicinity are a large number of ruins. The ruins consist of three classes of buildings, dagobas, monastic buildings, and pokuna (ponds). The city had some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient world, situated in the dry zone of the country the administration built many tanks to irrigate the land. Most of the civilians are Sinhala, while Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors live in the district.
About North Central Province
North Central Province which is the largest province in the country covered 16% of total country's land area. North Central Province consist two districts called Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapure. Anuradhapura is the largest district in Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,128 km².
North Central Province has numerous potentials for Investors to start their Businesses, especially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors. More than 65% of North Central Province's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries. NCP also called "Wew Bendi Rajje" because there are more than 3,000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. Sri maha bodiya, Ruwanweli seya, Thuparama dageba, Abayagiri Monastry, PolonnaruwaRankot wehera, Lankathilake are scared
