Lahugala Kiri Vehera ( si, ලාහුගල කිරි වෙහෙර) or Kiri Vehera Viharaya is an ancient
Buddhist temple
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situated in
Lahugala,
Ampara District,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The temple is located in Perani Lahugala Grama Niladari division of
Lahugala DS. It is believed that this temple is belonged to the reign of king
Dappula I (661-664).
The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an
archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 10 October 2014 under the government
Gazette
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number 1884.
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Lahugala Kirivehera Viharaya Archaeological Site – ලාහුගල කිරිවෙහෙර විහාරය පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Buddhist temples in Ampara District
Stupas in Sri Lanka
Archaeological protected monuments in Ampara District
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