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Timgad (Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmqād, known as Marciana Traiana Thamugadi) was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi .
This category is for settlements within Sri Lanka that have been abandoned through human or natural causes. Reoccupation may have subsequently taken place. Reoccupation may have subsequently taken place.
The Cultural Triangle Project, launched by the Government of Sri Lanka, focused its attention on Sigiriya in 1982. Archaeological work began on the entire city for the first time under this project. There was a sculpted lion's head above the legs and paws flanking the entrance, but the head collapsed years ago.
Sri Lanka ratified the convention on 6 June 1980. [3] As of 2022, Sri Lanka has eight sites on the list. The first three sites, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, and the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, were listed in 1982. The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010
English: Locator map for Sri Lanka. Based on Image:Gislanka locator.svg created by Regunathan Umapathy ( User:Umapathy ), which is licenced under GDFL+CC-BY-2.5. Français : Carte vierge du Sri Lanka , avec les limites des provinces.
Troy was a city located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey. It is best known for being the focus of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. Repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, the city slowly declined and was abandoned in the Byzantine era. Buried by ...
The so-called Chakrawalaya, foundations of a circular building or tower, and the subject of numerous stories [1]. The current site has been identified as Parakramapura, the city of Dakkhinadesa, founded by King Parakramabahu the Great when he was the sub-king of the territory and called Panduwasnuwara presently.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg licensed with PD-user . 2010-01-04T22:21:57Z Zscout370 1200x600 (23588 Bytes) The lion and sword came from File:Coat of arms of Sri Lanka.svg; I drew the leaves based on the document I was emailed.