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Matara Fort: Clocktower, merlons and bartizan. 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.
Matara District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,282.5 square kilometres (495.2 sq mi). [2]It is represented in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election by former Sri Lankan national cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya who stood for the United People's Freedom Alliance.
Matara, Sri Lanka, a village on the coast of Southern Province Matara District , Southern Province, Sri Lanka Matara fort , built in 1560 by the Portuguese on a promontory which separates the Niwala Ganga lagoon from the ocean
1735 Map of Fort Matara. The Portuguese constructed the first fortifications in 1595, [1] with the assistance of Don Juan Dharmapala, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kotte. [2] In 1640 the Dutch captured Matara from the Portuguese, [3] and in 1645 they were responsible for the construction of the current fortifications. [2]
The building in which Matara Land Registry is housed: Matara Fort: Matara: 22 July 2011 [24] The coast view building: Matara Fort: Matara: 24 July 2009: At Fort Cross Road [6] The Governor's Official Residence: Matara Fort: Matara: 24 July 2009: At the Army Camp Premises, Wilfred Gunasekara Mawatha [6] The house in which female Poet Gajaman ...
The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 as the 13th municipal council of Sri Lanka.
Matara electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Matara in the Southern province .
Matara railway station is a station in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways . Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line .