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The researcher into genealogy in Sri Lanka (as in the rest of the Indian subcontinent) faces a significant problem due to the lack of reliable source material.Unlike in the West, where there has been a long tradition of documenting genealogical data (i.e.: births, marriages and deaths) from very early times, in Sri Lanka it is only after the advent of the Portuguese that such information was ...
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]
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 ...
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]
[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.
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean , southwest of the Bay of Bengal , separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait .
Mandur or Mantur(மண்டூர்) is a village situated within the Eastern Batticalo District of Sri Lanka. Most of the inhabitants are of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Mandur is known for its temple dedicated to Hindu deity Murugan .
Nederlands; 日本語; Norsk bokmål ... Culture ministers of Sri Lanka (1 C, 16 P) N. National symbols of Sri Lanka (2 C, ... This page was last edited on 1 May 2024 ...