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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 Fort: Matara: 24 July 2009: Wilfred Gunasekara Mawatha [6] The Archaic Walawwa: Matara Fort: Matara: 24 July 2009: Siri Dharmarama Mawatha [6] 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 ...
It was built by the Dutch in 1706 [6] the date however etched above the entrance, 1767, refers to the reconstruction of the church by the Dutch following the Matara Rebellion. [6] The door and window panels are made of heavy wood while the walls now show signs of crumbling as the proper mixture to rebuild them could not be found within Sri Lanka.
The Star Fort (Sinhala: මාතර තාරකා කොටුව Mathara Tharaka Kotuwa; Tamil: விண்மீன் கோட்டை, romanized: Viṇmīṉ Kōṭṭai) is a fort in Matara, Sri Lanka, located on the eastern bank of the Nilwala River, approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the gate to the Matara fort.
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
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus . Though the statue's origins are unknown, church officials claim that it is 400 years old. [ 1 ]
Mirissa (Sinhala: මිරිස්ස, romanized: Mirissa; Tamil: மிரிஸ்ஸ, romanized: Miris'sa) is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Matara District of the Southern Province. It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres (13 ft) above sea level ...
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