⛰️ Mihintale

Sri Lanka · Asia · 8.35°N, 80.52°E

Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a pilgrimage site, and the site of several religious monuments and abandoned structures.

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Quick facts

Country	Sri Lanka
Continent / region	Asia
Elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	8.35°N, 80.52°E · view on map

Mihintale in Sri Lanka, in Asia. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.