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Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world. [1] Ptolemy, the 2nd century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were
Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka; Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; Southern Development Authority of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka Accounting & Auditing Standard Monitoring Board; Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy; Sri Lanka Export Development Board; Sri Lanka Foundation Institute; Sri Lanka Institute of Advance Technical ...
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Naleem Hajiar (4 April 1933 - 26 September 2005) was a Sri Lankan gem merchant and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Founder of Bairaha Group and known for his social service. In the height of the foreign exchange crisis in 1974, he donated foreign exchange worth Rupees 1.5 million to the Government of Sri Lanka.
[9]: 374–375 A leading gem and jewelry dealer in the country confirmed to the BBC that it was the largest blue star sapphire in the world. [2] In an interview to BBC Earth, Simon Redfern, mineral scientist from the University of Cambridge, said "the stone could have formed within the granite rocks of Sri Lanka's highlands. It was able to grow ...
Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil: Puttalam: The pillayar statue [16] Sri Sudarsanarama vihara: No. 653-B-Karambewa: Anamaduwa: 6 June 2008: The Tampitta Buddha shrine [6] Sri Sudarsanarama vihara: No. 653-B-Karambewa: Anamaduwa: 23 January 2009: The Tempita vihare and ancient dagoba [2] St. Carmel Church: Chilaw: 23 January 2009 [3] St. James Church ...
Libellago adami, Adam's gem, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka . Its natural habitats are streams and lowland wet zone rivers, where there is fast flowing waters exist.
Geuda (ගෙවුඩ, pronounced gay-yoo-dah [needs IPA]) is a form of the mineral corundum, or sapphire, found primarily in Sri Lanka. Around 70%-80% of gems mined in Sri Lanka belong to geuda varieties. Because of its semitransparent and milky appearance due to rutile inclusions, these stones have little value as gemstones in their natural ...
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