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The name "ikman" comes from the Sinhala term "ඉක්මන්" meaning "fast", or "quick". [1] ikman.lk Launched in June 2013 and is owned by Swedish company Saltside Technologies. ikman.lk became the 6th most visited website in Sri Lanka after three months of operation. [2] The site was initially developed by technical teams based in Sweden ...
In 1885 the Galle Gymkhana Club was established, [3] [4] and its first secretary was Charles Pickering Hayley (1848–1934), co-founder of the firm Hayley and Kenney (now known as Hayleys PLC Ltd). The club was initially limited to European residents, but with the increasing popularity of horse racing, membership was expanded to include Ceylonese.
Galle National Hospital, located in Karapitiya, Galle, is the largest tertiary care centre in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It was established in 1982 and is the main training facility for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna .
The topography of the Galle District is very diverse. The climatic condition of Hiniduma Patthuwa is very similar to the central hill country of Sri Lanka. This area consists of rainforests, which is the water catchment area for most of the rivers and lakes that flow across the Galle District. Sinharaja Forest Reserve is one of them. Galle ...
Sri Lanka: Province: Southern Province: ... Time zone: UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Galle Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Galle District, ...
The first meeting of the Galle Municipal Council was held on 26 April 1967 at the Galle Kachcheri building. Over the years, the space inside the original building became too small for its new function. The verandahs, as well as parts of the colonnades, were filled with offices. In 2003 the offices were relocated to sites outside Galle fort.
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
Karapitiya (Sinhala: කරාපිටිය) is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets. [2]