Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Sacred City of Kandy' has mentioned 'Island' in the following places:
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| Part of a series on the History of Kandy Kingdom of Kandy (1469xe2x80x931815) Founding Sinhalesexe2x80x93Portuguese War Kandyan Treaty of 1638 Portuguese Ceylon Treaty of Batticaloa Kandyan Wars Colonial Kandy (1815xe2x80x931948) Kandyan Convention Matale rebellion South East Asia Command Kandy (1948xe2x80x93present) Modern Kandy See also An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon List of Kandyan monarchs History of Sri Lanka xc2xa0Sri Lanka portalvte | WIKI |
| Dona Catherina was succeeded by Rajasinha I. Rajasinha I however, preferred to rule the hill country from the Kingdom of Sitawaka on the west of the island. | WIKI |
| In 1592 Kandy became the capital city of the last remaining independent kingdom in the island after the coastal regions had been conquered by the Portuguese. | WIKI |
| When a Dutch retaliatory force returned to the island in 1763, Kirti Sri Rajasinha abandoned the coastline and withdrew into the interior. | WIKI |
| By 2 March 1815 the island's sovereignty was under that of the British Empire. | WIKI |
| It is the second-largest city of the island and the capital of Central Province of modern Sri Lanka. | WIKI |
| Its geographic location has made it a major transportation hub in the island: while Kandy being the gateway to the Central Highlands[4] of Sri Lanka, the city can be reached by major motorways in every direction of the island. | WIKI |
| Kandy is located in the mountainous and thickly forested interior of the island. | WIKI |
| [8] With Kandy located in the centre of the island and in a high elevation, the city has a relatively wetter and cooler temperatures than that of the tropical climate of the rest of the country, especially the coastal regions. | WIKI |
| It is the second-largest city on the island and the capital of Central Province. | WIKI |
| The Royal Palace of Kandy is the last Royal Palace built in the island. | WIKI |
| [26] It is the largest botanical garden on the island extending to 147 acres (59xc2xa0ha) and containing over 4000 species of plants. | WIKI |
| Kandy is home to some of the island's oldest and leading schools. | WIKI |