Dagana

Historical description

An ancient city of southern Sri Lanka. It was characterized by Ptolemy as "sacred to Selene", a description repeated in the Arabic geographic tradition. Its precise location is uncertain: BAtlDir echoes earlier suggestions (see RE) that tentatively identify it with Tangalla, but RE would prefer as "more likely" an identification with the temple complex and associated settlement at Tenavaram (modern Tongra), an identification also suggested by earlier scholars.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 5 inset Dagana

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Research path

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