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Measurements of area used in ancient Sri Lanka was a system derived from paddy agriculture. [6] Area was often measured in terms of the land that could be sown with a specific amount of seed or rice, including the Pǣla, Amuna, Kiriya (4 amunas), and the Riyana. In one region, a Kiriya was about 8 acres. [5]
The post of Surveyor General was often combined with that of Civil Engineer and Commissioner of Roads. The department, during the first fifty years, was mainly engaged in the survey of scattered allotments of land for sale to private parties. The first title plan was issued by the new department on 20 August 1800 surveyed by C. Schneider.
Colombo Land and Development Company PLC (CLDC) is a Sri Lankan property development and holding company involved in mixed development projects in the real estate and retail sector. Established on 8 December 1981, CLDC was subsequently listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange on 19 March 1986.
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Sri Lankan building and structure stubs (1 C, 250 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Sri Lanka" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
It was the center of a flourishing civilisation and the cultural and economic centres of ancient Sri Lanka. Magama, Tissamaharama and Mahanagakula (now called as Ambalantota) were established here. [1] [2] The kingdom of Ruhuna was an important state in Sinhalese history as it was known for several rebellions against the superior states in ...
The history of Sri Lanka covers Sri Lanka and the history of the Indian subcontinent and its surrounding regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Prehistoric Sri Lanka goes back 125,000 years and possibly even as far back as 500,000 years. [1] The earliest humans found in Sri Lanka date to Prehistoric times about 35,000 years ...
The districts of Sri Lanka are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. They were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. Divisional secretariats are the third-level administrative divisions of the country and there are currently [as of?] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka. [1]