Sri Lanka Has Eight Properties on the World Heritage List: Six Cultural and Two Natural
Background
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre lists eight properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for Sri Lanka: six cultural and two natural.
Cultural: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, 1982; Ancient City of Sigiriya, 1982; Sacred City of Anuradhapura, 1982.
Cultural: Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, 1988; Sacred City of Kandy, 1988; Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple, 1991.
Natural: Sinharaja Forest Reserve, 1988; and Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, 2010.
The page records Sri Lanka's acceptance of the Convention on 6 June 1980.
Properties inscribed:
8
Cultural / Natural:
6 / 2
Latest inscription:
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, 2010
Acceptance of the Convention:
6 June 1980
Why it matters for exams: World Heritage lists are a regular source of site-to-country matching and category (cultural or natural) questions, and the page's own site names are what candidates should know.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — Its World Heritage Centre keeps the World Heritage List.