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Nederlands; 日本語; Norsk bokmål ... Sri Lanka in fiction (9 C, 1 P) Sri Lankan folklore (2 C, 5 P) Food and drink in Sri Lanka (5 C) G. Sri Lankan games (3 P) H ...
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
Nederlands; 日本語; Norsk bokmål ... People by educational institution in Sri Lanka (2 C, 1 P) F. Sri Lankan families (6 C, 1 P) M. Missing person cases in Sri ...
It is one of three customary laws which are still in use in Sri Lanka. The other two customary laws are the Thesavalamai and the Muslim law. At present, Kandyan law governs aspects of marriage, adoption, transfer of property, and inheritance, as codified in 1938 in the Kandyan Law Declaration and Amendment Ordinance. [1]
With a literacy rate of 92.9%, [271] Sri Lanka has one of the most literate populations amongst developing nations. [334] Its youth literacy rate stands at 98.8%, [335] computer literacy rate at 35%, [336] and primary school enrollment rate at over 99%. [337] An education system which dictates nine years of compulsory schooling for every child ...
These practices disappeared under the ethnic tensions of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The cult of the Kannaki Amman, prevalent throughout Sri Lanka, has also been observed there. Some legends suggest that Thambiluvil may have originated the Kannaki cult of Sri Lanka's east coast. [8]
Sri Lankan Mukkuvar (Tamil: முக்குவர்) is a Tamil speaking ethnic group found in the Western and Eastern coastal regions of Sri Lanka. They are primarily concentrated in the districts of Puttalam, Batticaloa, and Amparai. [1] Mukkuvars traditionally involved in fishing, conch shell pearl diving, but are also involved in ...
[1] The third temple was destroyed in 1624 AD by the Portuguese, who built several churches over its ruins. The site of the original temple is now occupied by St. James Church, Nallur. Although part of the original temple's Sivalingam survived, it was destroyed during the Sri Lankan civil war and only the platform on which it was mounted remains.