Articles in Sri Lanka ( 926 )

926 Articles of interest in Sri Lanka

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  • D. S. Senanayake College

    D.S. Senanyake College is a public national school in Sri Lanka, named after the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Rt.Hon. D.S. Senanayake. It was established on February 10, 1967 under the stewardship of R.I.T. Alles.

  • University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city.

  • Abhayagiri vihāra

    Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation. His…

  • World Trade Center (Colombo)

    The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) is the tallest completed building in Sri Lanka. Standing over 152 m (499 ft) from the ground, it ranks as the fourth tallest twin tower in South Asia. WTCC runs under the management of Overs…

  • University of Ruhuna

    The University of Ruhuna (Sinhala: රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය {{lang-ta|ருகுண பல்கலைக் கழகம்}japanese:ルフナ}) is a university in Matara, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1978 and is organized in seven Faculties.

  • Ravana Falls

    The Ravana Falls (popularly known as Ravana Ella-රාවණා ඇල්ල in Sinhala) is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka.

  • Trincomalee District

    Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukŏṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a Distri…

  • Puttalam

    Puttalam ( Sinhalese: පුත්තලම Tamil: புத்தளம் ) is a big town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an Urban Council. Situated 80 miles north from Col…

  • Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port

    The Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port (also known as the Port of Hambantota) is a maritime port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The first phase of the port was opened on 18 November 2010, with the first ceremonial berthing of the naval ship "Jetliner" to u…

  • Mannar Island

    Mannar Island (Tamil: மன்னார் தீவு; Sinhalese: මන්නාරම් දූපත) formerly called Manar Island, is part of Mannar District, Sri Lanka. It is linked to the main island of Sri Lanka by a causeway. It has an area of about 50 square kilometres, mainly cover…

  • Batticaloa District

    Batticaloa District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය maḍakalapūva distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is admi…

  • Badulla District

    Badulla (Tamil: பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla distrikkaya) is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² and total population is 837,000. The district is …

  • Kala Wewa

    Kala Wewa (Sinhala: කලා වැව) is an ancient reservoir in Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

  • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

    The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Sinhalese: සිංහල ක්‍රිඩා සමාජ ක්‍රීඩාංගනය) is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The ground is sometimes des…

  • Nalanda College, Colombo

    Nalanda College Colombo (Sinhala:නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ) is a public Buddhist national school in Colombo, Sri Lanka which is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council. The School was established by Mr. P. de S.

  • Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

    Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium also known as Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In July 2010, The Central Provincial Council in Kandy renamed the stadium to honor the legendary Sri …

  • Mullaitivu

    Mullaitivu (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவு Mullaittīvu, Sinhalese: මූලදූව) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely fishing settlement, the town in the early 20th century grew as an…

  • Matale District

    Matale District (Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka.

  • Point Pedro

    Point Pedro (Tamil: பருத்தித்துறை Paruthithurai, Sinhalese: පේදුරු තුඩුව Peduru Thuduwa) is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island.

  • Kandy District

    Kandy District (Sinhalese: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².

  • Chilaw

    Chilaw (හලාවත/Halāvata in Sinhala and சிலாபம் /Cilāpam in Tamil) is a big town, in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

  • Vavuniya District

    Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat …

  • Tangalle

    Tangalle (Sinhala තංගල්ල [ˈtaŋɡalːə]) is a big town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is one of the largest towns in southern province. It is located 195 km (121 mi) south of Colombo and 35 km (22…

  • Nuwara Eliya District

    Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், Sinhalese: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.

  • Gampaha

    Gampaha(Sinhala: ගම්පහ [ˈgamːpaha]; Tamil: கம்பஹா [gam ɭpaha]) is a big town in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the sixth largest urban area in Western Province, after Colombo, Negombo, Kalutara, Panadura and Avissawella. Gampah…

  • Bandarawela

    Bandarawela (Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced [ˈbandarawela]; Tamil: பண்டாரவளை) is a big town, situated in Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, which is 28 km away from Badulla. Due to higher altitude, Bandarawela has a mild weather condition t…

  • Panadura

    Panadura(Sinhala: පානදුර, Tamil: பாணந்துறை) is a large town and populated town in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka,It is located approximately 27 km south of the capital Colombo. Panadura known as revival town of Buddhism.

  • Kilinochchi District

    Kilinochchi District (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Se…

  • Polonnaruwa Vatadage

    The Polonnaruwa Vatadage (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව වටදාගේ) is an ancient structure dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the tooth relic of the Buddha, or during …

  • Nugegoda

    Nugegoda is a densely populated, large suburb of Colombo. It is in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council Limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council Limits, just outside Colombo City Limits.