Danture
Sign in to saveDanture, also known as Danthure, is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. It is located about 20 kilometers from Kandy, the former capital of the country.
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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Kandy District.
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- Locality
- Danture
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
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- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Central Province
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Danture, also known as Danthure, is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. It is located about 20 kilometers from Kandy, the former capital of the country.
Danture was the site of a major battle between the Portuguese and the Kandyans in 1594. The Kandyans were victorious in this battle, which is considered a turning point in the indigenous resistance to Portuguese expansion. Danture is also home to a number of religious and cultural attractions. These include the Danture Viharaya, a Buddhist monastery that is said to have been founded in the 3rd century BC, the Husi Maha Devi Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Parvati, and the Danture Raja Maha Viharaya, a Buddhist monastery that is said to have been founded by King Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Danture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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