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  2. List of Sri Lankan flags - Wikipedia

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    A defaced national flag of Sri Lanka with Coat of arms of Sri Lanka. 1972 – Flag of the Sri Lanka Army: The army flag defaced with the insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. 1972 – Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka: A defaced white ensign with the flag of Sri Lanka in the canton influenced by the British design. 2010 – Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka

  3. Flag of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sinha Flag Lion Flag: Use: Civil and state flag, civil ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 22 May 1972: Design: A golden field with two panels: the smaller hoist-side panel has only two vertical bands of teal and orange and the larger fly-side panel is the maroon field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the ...

  4. Karava heraldry - Wikipedia

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    The white shields known as sak paliha or conch shields were also important royal symbols in Sri Lanka's history. The Karava ancestral flag illustrated above displays two of them. The sak paliha was a white shield sometimes with the devise of a conch shell on it and is referred to frequently as a royal symbol in Sinhalese historical texts ...

  5. National symbols of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country and its people within Sri Lanka and abroad as well as traditions, culture, history and geography. Several other symbols do not have official acknowledgment as national symbols but are considered ...

  6. Sri Lankan provincial flags - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the Flags of the Sri Lankan Provinces. Provincial flags for the modern provinces of Sri Lanka were first introduced in 1987, and 1988 for the North Eastern Province, which was at the time one entity. In 2007 with the separation of the North Eastern Province, into the Northern and the Eastern provinces, two new flags were adopted.

  7. Qawwali - Wikipedia

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    Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in India.Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout The Indian subcontinent, [1] it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has also gained mainstream popularity and an international audience as of the late 20th century.

  8. History of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  9. Timeline of national flags - Wikipedia

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    South Africa: 1652 1664 1795 1801 1875 1910 1912 1928 1982 1994 South Africa: 1854 South Sudan: 1844 1882 1885 1899 1922 1952 1956 1970 2005 2023 South Sudan: Spain: 1506 1701 1760 1785 1873 1875 1931 1936 1938 1945 1977 1981 Spain: Sri Lanka: 161 BC [9] 1593 1815 1948 1951 1972 Sri Lanka: Sudan: 1844 1882 1885 1899 1922 1952 1956 1970 Sudan ...