Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Gampaha

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Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara
අස්ගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
District	Gampaha
Province	Western Province
Location
Location	Asgiriya, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	07°06′39.6″N 79°59′22.7″E / 7.111000°N 79.989639°E / 7.111000; 79.989639
Architecture
Type	Buddhist Temple
Style	Cave temple

Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara (Sinhala: අස්ගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය) is an ancient Cave temple situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on top of a hillock on the Gampaha - Minuwangoda road and approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) away from Gampaha town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.^[2]