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Sri Lankan license plate - Western Province - front side Sri Lankan license plate - Southern Province - rear side. Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka (known in Sri Lanka as "number plates") started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is "Q 53" of a 1903 Wolsley.
A license plate with the "sri" symbol in the style used between 1956 and 1962. A license plate with the letter prefix "EL" using letters from the name "CEYLON" symbol issued in 1953. The Sinhala Only policy led to motor vehicles bearing the Sinhala sri character on their license plates.
Sri Lankan number plate for front of vehicle Sri Lankan number plate for rear of vehicle. Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka (known in Sri Lanka as "number plates") started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is "Q 53" of a 1903 Wolsley.
'U' is currently used for registration plates for US Forces in Portugal (Lajes, Azores). UZ Uzbekistan: 1992 SU Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. V Vatican City: 1931 CV (Italian: Città del Vaticano) is used as a prefix on the licence plate number itself
The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).
A 1999 study by the United Nations found that Sri Lanka had the second highest number of disappearances in the world and that 12,000 Sri Lankans had disappeared after being detained by the Sri Lankan security forces. [1] A few years earlier the Sri Lankan government had estimated that 17,000 people had disappeared. [1]
6 Sri Lanka (1948–present) 7 See also. ... Outline of Sri Lanka; Timeline of Sri Lankan history This page was last edited on 8 March 2022, at 06:02 (UTC). ...
1971 JVP insurrection: Marxist insurrection conducted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the government of Sri Lanka. 1972: Sri Lanka becomes a republic, and country's name Ceylon was changes to Sri Lanka: 1983 24–30 July Black July by the government and Sinhalese mobs; Beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 1987 29 July Signing of the ...