Global InformationSampur Stupa information
| Sampur Stupa & Archaeological Site | |
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සාම්පූර් දාගැබ හා පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Mathalamalai, Soodaikudah |
| Town or city | Sampur |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 08°30′22.4″N 81°17′59.8″E / 8.506222°N 81.299944°E |
| Owner | Archaeological Department (Sri Lanka) |
Sampur Soodaikudah archaeological site is a historic site with archaeological evidences, situated in Mathalamalai mountain, Sampur, Sri Lanka. The site was discovered by a group of archaeologists, during an archaeological excavation done in the Sampur area in December 2017. However the ruins, including an old Stupa were completely destroyed and flattened out by a group of vandals on 18 December, few days after the discovery.[1][2]
- ^ "Dagaba in Sampur demolished". Hiru News. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Vandalizing an archaeoloical site in EP: Dept. vows to take legal action". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Wijeya Newspapers. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.