Dambulla
E472038
Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dambulla canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4677919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dambulla Context triple: [Central Province of Sri Lanka, includesTown, Dambulla]
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A.
Badulla
Badulla is a major town in Sri Lanka’s central highlands, known as the capital of Uva Province and a regional hub surrounded by tea plantations and scenic mountain landscapes.
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B.
Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its traditional mask carving and puppet arts.
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C.
Gampola
Gampola is a historic town in Sri Lanka known for its former status as a medieval capital and its scenic hill-country setting.
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D.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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E.
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa is a historical region in Sri Lanka known for its rich natural resources, including gem mining and lush rainforests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dambulla Target entity description: Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
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A.
Badulla
Badulla is a major town in Sri Lanka’s central highlands, known as the capital of Uva Province and a regional hub surrounded by tea plantations and scenic mountain landscapes.
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B.
Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its traditional mask carving and puppet arts.
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C.
Gampola
Gampola is a historic town in Sri Lanka known for its former status as a medieval capital and its scenic hill-country setting.
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D.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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E.
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa is a historical region in Sri Lanka known for its rich natural resources, including gem mining and lush rainforests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| artStyle | Sri Lankan Buddhist mural painting ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
Jataka tales
ⓘ
life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
148 km northeast of Colombo (approximate)
ⓘ
72 km north of Kandy (approximate) ⓘ |
| elevation | about 160 m above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dambulla Urban Council ⓘ |
| hasCave | five main cave shrines of Dambulla Cave Temple ⓘ |
| hasCaveTemple |
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Dambulla Cave Temple
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wholesale vegetable trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large reclining Buddha statues
ⓘ
stupas inside caves ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | rock-cut caves ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Sigiriya Airport (domestic) ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Dambulla Cave Temple
ⓘ
Golden Temple of Dambulla ⓘ
linked to:
Dambulla Cave Temple
|
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i, vi) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anuradhapura period
ⓘ
linked to:
Anuradhapura Kingdom
|
| historicalUse | monastic complex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage cave temple complex ⓘ ancient Buddhist murals ⓘ |
| language |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Province of Sri Lanka
Matale District ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Kandalama Lake
ⓘ
Sigiriya ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient City of Sigiriya
|
| region |
Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle
ⓘ
linked to:
Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Standard Time
|
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| transportRole | road junction on A9 highway ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName |
Golden Temple of Dambulla
ⓘ
linked to:
Dambulla Cave Temple
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dambulla Description of subject: Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.