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Ratnapura
(Encyclopedia) RatnapuraRatnapurarŭtˈnəp&oobreve;rə [key] [Sinhalese,=city of gems], town (1995 est. pop. 46,000), SW Sri Lanka. Located in a rubber- and rice-producing area, Ratnapura is Sri…Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
(Encyclopedia) Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias, 1899–1959, prime minister (1956–59) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka); husband of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. A lawyer educated in England, he entered…Sri Lanka Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sri Lanka Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe actual origins of the Sinhalese are shrouded in myth. Most believe…Bandaranaike, Sirimavo
(Encyclopedia) Bandaranaike, SirimavoBandaranaike, Sirimavosērēmäˈvō bändränīˈkē [key], 1916–2000, Sri Lankan political leader, b. Sirimavo Ratwatte. She and her husband, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike,…Hambantota
(Encyclopedia) Hambantota, town, Southern prov., Sri Lanka, on the S coast 65 mi (105 km) E of Galle. The town is located in an area of salt production, which utilizes natural depressions called…Colombo
(Encyclopedia) Colombo Colombo kəlŭmˈbō [key], largest city (2021 est. metro area pop. 619,000) and former…Kandy
(Encyclopedia) KandyKandykănˈdē [key], city (1995 est. pop. 108,000), capital of Central prov., Sri Lanka, on the Kandy Plateau. Once the capital of the Sinhalese Kandyan kingdom, it is now a…Ceylon
(Encyclopedia) Ceylon: see Sri Lanka.Anarajapura
(Encyclopedia) Anarajapura: see Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.Adam's Bridge
(Encyclopedia) Adam's Bridge or Rama's BridgeRama's Bridgeräˈmə [key], chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, SW Palk Strait, between India and island nation of Sri Lanka. At high tide it is covered…Trending
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