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Before other landmarks were built, some claim that the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque was recognised as the landmark of Colombo by sailors approaching the port. In 1975 the mosque, with the assistance of the Haji Omar Trust, [ 3 ] purchased a number of the adjoining properties and commenced building an expansion to the mosque to increase its capacity to ...
Later on, Nolimit expanded its operations across Sri Lanka by opening up branches at 23 locations. [ 6 ] The company was classified in an elite list among the Top 25 Best Companies to Work for in Sri Lanka by the Great Place to Work Institute in collaboration with LMD business magazine and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce during the time period ...
The Colombo Old Town Hall & Museum, which was built by the prominent Muslim Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, is located at Kayman's Gate, so named because the Dutch used to stock crocodiles at Beira Lake to prevent their slaves from escaping. Today the building acts as a post office on the ground floor, and as a museum on the upper floor.
Liberty Plaza Shopping Complex also popularly known as Liberty Plaza is a Sri Lankan shopping mall which is located at Western Province, Kollupitiya, Colombo. [1] It sells both local and international brands. It is the first shopping complex to be constructed in Sri Lanka. [2]
Crescat Boulevard also popularly known as Crescat is a Sri Lankan shopping mall which is located in Western Province, Kollupitiya, Colombo near the St. Thomas' Preparatory School and Crescat Residencies adjoining the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. [1] It is a two-storeyed shopping mall consisting of three floors and it is one of the most popular ...
The Grand Mosque of Colombo is a mosque located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The mosque has a history that goes back over 1200 years. The earliest European reference to the mosque appears in a description from November 1505 when the commander of a Portuguese expedition anchored in Colombo bay .
In modern times, Muslims in Sri Lanka have the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Department, which was established in the 1980s to prevent the continual isolation of the Muslim community from the rest of Sri Lanka. Today, about 9.7% of Sri Lankans adhere to Islam; [2] mostly from the Moor and Malay ethnic communities on the island.
It was established in 1924 and incorporated by Act No. 51 of 2000 of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. ACJU has established 25 districts and 163 divisional branches, and enrolled over 9000 theologians, most of whom are holders of doctorates, special degrees, master's degree or 1st degrees.