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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.
The short lived North Eastern Province. The number of provinces remained static until September 1988 when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J. R. Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. [12]
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.
Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, [168] lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. [169] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E. [170]
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.
Marawila is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located on the A3 highway, which connects Negombo and Chilaw. The town is located 27 km (17 mi) away from Negombo. [1] [2] [3] Marawila is one of the tourist attractions on the west coast of Sri Lanka and known for its beaches. [4]