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Taprobana. Taprobana ( Latin: Taprobana; Ancient Greek: Ταπροβανᾶ ), Trapobana, and Taprobane ( Ταπροβανῆ, Ταπροβάνη [1]) was the name by which the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka was known to the ancient Greeks . Tabrobane is suggested to be derived from Sanskrit "Tamraparni". [2].
Trincomalee Harbour is a seaport in Trincomalee Bay or Koddiyar Bay, fourth largest natural harbour in the world and situated on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka . Located by Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, in the heart of the Indian Ocean, its strategic importance has shaped its history. There have been many sea battles to control the harbour.
Buddhist Temple. Lankapatuna Samudragiri Viharaya ( Sinhala: ලංකාපටුන සමුද්රගිරි විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in the Trincomalee District, Eastern province of Sri Lanka. This temple which is situated near the ocean near the historic Port of Lankapatuna where Prince Dantha and Princess ...
The Sri Lankan Civil War was very costly, killing more than 100,000 civilians [334] and over 50,000 fighters from both sides of the conflict. Around 27,000+ LTTE cadres, 28,708+ Sri Lankan Army personnel, [335] 1000+ Sri Lankan police, 1500 Indian soldiers were said to have died in the conflict.
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Dematagoda: DAG Colombo: 3.05
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Cartography of Sri Lanka. The cartography of Sri Lanka is the history of the surveying and creation of maps of Sri Lanka. A list of maps of Sri Lanka in chronological order is shown below.
Hinduism predominates in the Northern and Eastern Provinces (where Tamils remain the largest demographic), the central regions and Colombo, the capital. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,554,606 Hindus in Sri Lanka (12.6% of the country's population). During the Sri Lankan Civil War, many Tamils emigrated; Hindu temples, built by the ...