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Negombo also served as a shelter for arab vessels, whose descendants are the Sri Lankan Moors. [7] [8] Negombo was a major port known for its trading activity and was well known for its cinnamon cultivation. [9] The cinnamon trade was controlled by the Sri Lankan kings and later by the Sri Lankan Moors. [10]
History of Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times Up to the Sixteenth Century. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 955-551-257-4. Yogasundaram, Nath (2006). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka from Prehistory to Tsunami. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Publishing Group.
Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18 km (11 mi) north of Negombo. The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa [citation needed] as a small farming hamlet.
The districts of Sri Lanka are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. They were originally based on the feudal counties , the korales and rata s. Divisional secretariats are the third-level administrative divisions of the country and there are currently [ as of? ] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka.
Solosmasthana are 16 sacred places in Sri Lanka, believed by Buddhists to have been hallowed by visits of Gautama Buddha. [1] These places of worship are among the most important religious locations in Sri Lanka, and are located throughout the country. [2]
Dankotuwa is a small town situated in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Negombo, 47 km (29 mi) from Colombo and 62 km (39 mi) from Kurunegala.
The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) (Sinhala: ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය, romanized: Lōka Veḷen̆da Madhyasthānaya; Tamil: உலக வர்த்தக மையம், romanized: Ulaka Varttaka Maiyam) is a 152-metre-tall (499 ft) twin building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 39-storey ...
Description: Locator maps of the provinces Sri Lanka.: Date: 07/08/05: Source: Based on the district locator maps of Sri Lanka by User:Trengarasu (), who are licensed into the Public Domain.