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Media in category "Featured pictures of Sri Lanka" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53.jpg 5,100 × 2,995; 2.78 MB
Classification: People: By nationality: Sri Lanka also: Countries : Sri Lanka : People This category is for notable Sri Lankan -born people, or people who identify themselves as Sri Lankan.
George Steuart Group of Companies (George Steuarts) is Sri Lanka's oldest mercantile establishment, having been established in 1835 during British occupation of Ceylon.It is the oldest surviving mercantile firm in the country, with a recorded history dating back to the early 19th century, and is the first on the register of companies in Sri Lanka [1] [2]
The complex was designed by Gemmu Fernando of the Design Group Five International (Pvt) Ltd [2] and constructed by Tudawe Brothers Limited. Construction of the three-storey 13,000 m 2 (140,000 sq ft) shopping complex, with 88 tenancies, developed around a central atrium was completed in 1991 and formally opened on 4 April.
Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, the ramparts of Colombo Fort and the city's cemetery (established in 1803), to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel (established in 1864, although the original building on the site was a Dutch villa) and to the ...
The 2004 Asian tsunami killed over 30,000 and displaced over 500,000 people in Sri Lanka. [140] [141] From 1985 to 2006, the Sri Lankan government and Tamil insurgents held four rounds of peace talks without success. Both LTTE and the government resumed fighting in 2006, and the government officially backed out of the ceasefire in 2008. [119]
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka. See also: List of towns in Sri Lanka , a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Central Province
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Towns. Town Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1]