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Matara (Sinhala: මාතර, romanized: Māthara; Tamil: மாத்தறை) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is 160 km (99 mi) from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District.
Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, the ramparts of Colombo Fort and the city's cemetery (established in 1803), to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel (established in 1864, although the original building on the site was a Dutch villa) and to the ...
Satara (pronunciation ⓘ) (ISO: Sātārā) is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India, near the confluence of the river Krishna and its tributary, the Venna. [2] The city was established in the 16th century and was the seat of the Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom , Shahu I .
Mahara is an old town in the Gampaha District in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated along the A 1 highway. See also. Mahara Prison;
Sri Lanka-China relations started as soon as the People's Republic of China was formed in 1949. The two countries signed an important Rubber-Rice Pact in 1952. [247] Sri Lanka played a vital role at the Asian–African Conference in 1955, which was an important step in the crystallisation of the NAM. [248]
TRACE Expert City (abbreviated TEC) or simply TRACE City in short, is one of largest Technology & Innovation Parks in Sri Lanka. It was formerly the Tripoli Market Square , [ 1 ] an 18th century complex of derelict British warehouse buildings.
National park Image Location Established [2] [3] Area [2] [3] [4] km 2 mi 2; Adam’s Bridge: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 190 73 Angammedilla: North Central Province: 6 June 2006: 75 29 Bundala: Southern Province: 4 January 1993: 62 24 Chundikkulam: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 196 76 Delft: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 18 7 Flood ...
Kiribathkumbura is a suburb of the city of Kandy, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It lies on the A1 highway , approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) from Kandy and 102 km (63 mi) from Colombo . Just on the edge of the suburb towards Colombo is the Highway Museum Complex .