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Most villagers speak Sinhala language but unlike the majority of Sinhala language speakers who are Buddhists, they are Saivite Hindus like the minority Sri Lankan Tamils. [2] The village hosts an important festival dedicated to Ayyanar who is a popular village guardian deity .
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
This is a list of places in Sri Lanka with an English name – i.e. names that were originally placenames in England later applied in Sri Lanka by English emigrants and explorers. Places where the corresponding place name in England is well known
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000. Cities. City Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1] Density
Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil (also known as Ukanthai Murugan Kovil, Okanda Devalaya) (Tamil: உகந்தமலை முருகன் ஆலயம், Sinhala: ඕකන්ද කතරගම දේවාලය) is the well known ancient Hindu temple situated in the Okanda, Ampara District of Eastern Sri Lanka, about 145 km south of Batticaloa town.
The park's elevation range from 20–60 metres (66–197 ft) with sparse rock outcrop. [3] The Mahaweli River flows from south to north through the centre of the park. The rich alluvial soil flood plains situated beside the river are featured by a number of shallow swampy depressions called "villus".
[14] [15] At that time Sri Lanka was known as Thambapanni. Trade and agriculture flourished under the patronage of the famous grandson of King Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa, king Prakramabahu the Great, who was so adamant that no drop of water falling from the heavens was to be wasted and each was to be used toward the development of the land.
Yapahuwa served as the capital of Sri Lanka in the latter part of the 13th century (1273–1284). Built on a huge, 90 m (300 ft) high rock boulder in the style of the Sigiriya rock fortress, Yapahuwa was a palace and military stronghold against foreign invaders.