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Unawatuna is a coastal town in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and known for its beach and corals. It is a suburb of Galle, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast to the city center and approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) south of Colombo. Unawatuna is situated at an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft ...
Galle was known as Gimhathitha in ancient times. The term is believed to be derived from the classical Sinhalese term meaning "port near the River Gin". It is believed that the town got its name as Gaalla in the native tongue as a result of the large number of bullock carts that took shelter in the area, following the long slow journeys from remote areas of the island.
Edward's Pillar or Galle Tower is a masonry column, which was used as a trigonometrical altitude station, located on the summit of Rumassala Kanda in Unawatuna [1]The 15.3 m (50 ft) high column is located upon the hill, 80.4 m (264 ft) above sea level. [2]
Galle Fort ±1672 Map of Galle Fort ±1740 View down Church Street, 1737. Galle’s earliest historical existence is traced to Ptolemy’s world map of 125–150 CE when it was a busy port, trading with Greece, Arab countries, China and others. Its mention as a "port of call of the Levant" is made in the cosmography of Cosmas Indicopleustes.
Nooit Gedacht, which means "never thought of", was built in 1735 as a country house for the Dutch Commandeur of Point de Galle, Casparus de Jong (Lord of Spanbroek). [1] [2] When he retired from his official position de Jong became a merchant, supplying spices to the Dutch East India Company but following the arrival of the British in 1796 the residence was purchased by Mudaliar Amerasinghe of ...
Galle Fort: Galle city: Galle: 1974 [10] [11] Galle Prison: No. 96G, China Fort: Galle: 22 July 2011: The office complex belonging to the land in which the Galle Prison is situated, and the old tunnel towards. The surrounding wall and the fort rampart [12] Galwadugoda Purana Vihara: Galle city: Galle: 8 July 2005: The Preching hall, image house ...
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The Meeran Jumma Mosque (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව මීරාන් ජුම්මා මස්ජිදය), commonly known as Galle Fort Mosque, is a mosque located within Galle Fort, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.