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Archaeological Sites

Nawamedagama Archaeological Site

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Eastern Province

Ampara District

7°34'07.6"N 81°01'15.2"E

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THE PLACE

Only a few stone pillars remain from the ancient monastic site at Nawamedagama. They stand in the middle of cultivated paddy land, a restrained fragment of an older religious landscape.
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PROVINCE

Eastern Province

DISTRICT

Ampara District

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LOCALITY

Dehiattakandiya

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7°34'07.6"N 81°01'15.2"E

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES

The remains lie in working farmland. Ask the landholder before approaching and avoid damaging crops.

- Viran de Silva

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