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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sinha Flag Lion Flag: Use: Civil and state flag, civil ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 22 May 1972: Design: A golden field with two panels: the smaller hoist-side panel has only two vertical bands of teal and orange and the larger fly-side panel is the maroon field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the ...
Sankara Nethralaya is a non-profit missionary institution for ophthalmic care headquartered in Chennai, India. Sankara Nethralaya was rated among the top four ophthalmic institutions worldwide in 2020 by Newsweek. [1] Nani A. Palkivala, former Indian ambassador to United States, described Sankara Nethralaya as the "Best managed charitable ...
Healthcare in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a free [1] and universal health care system. It scores higher than the regional average in healthcare having a high Life expectancy and a lower maternal and infant death rate than its neighbors. [2][3] It is known for having one of the world's earliest known healthcare systems and has its own indigenous ...
Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. [2] Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation.
Sri Lanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒnˌ seɪ-ˌ siː-/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3,000 years, but ...
Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, [168] lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. [169] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E. [170]
Sinhala Kingdom flags (Main Kingdoms' flags) Flag of King Dutugamunu (161-137 B.C.) and it's known as Flag of Kingdom Anuradhapura.The flag believed to have been used by Sri Lankan king Dutthagamani (Dutugamunu) and subsequent monarchs. A Red Field With Golden Border and a Peacock fighting a Snake in the center.
This seems to be a reference to Sri Lanka. [3] In the world map drawn by the ancient Greek (Claudius Ptolemaeus "Geographia", 150 CE), a huge island located south of the Indian subcontinent is referred to by the Greek as "Taprobane", which modern historians identify as the island of Sri Lanka. [6]