UNESCO World Heritage

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Natural Inscribed 1988

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Sri Lanka. Inscribed in 1988.

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Linked countries

Sri Lanka

Primary

Linked areas and landscapes

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Landscape National Park Landscape

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1988

Countries Sri Lanka

Area Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Area 8,864 ha

Coordinates 6.4167, 80.5000

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(ix)(x)

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