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The following table lists most rivers of Sri Lanka. Since Sri Lanka is a trilingual country, some rivers may have a Sinhala name (i.e. Kalu Ganga), while other have an English name (i.e. Kelani River). There are two words meaning "river" in the Sinhala language, namely Ganga (ගඟ) and Oya (ඔය), of which the usage of both terms is arbitrary.
Pages in category "Rivers of Sri Lanka" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Sri Lanka Pigeon Island Nainativu Bone Island, Batticaloa Kakaraitivu Island 17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. There are also a number of smaller islands around Sri Lanka, most abundantly in the north and eastern parts of the islands. The most prominent islets are west of the Jaffna Peninsula in ...
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Kalu Ganga (Sinhala: කළු ගඟ; literally: Black River) is a river in Sri Lanka. The river originates from Sri Pada Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, reaching the sea at Kalutara after a 129 km (80 mi) journey. The Black River flows through the Ratnapura and the Kalutara District and passes the city Ratnapura. The mountainous forests in the ...
The Menik Ganga is the thirteenth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The river is approximately 114 km (71 mi) long and flows across two provinces and two districts. Its catchment area receives approximately 2,124 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 10 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,272 square ...
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The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [13] Several hundred thousand Sri Lankan Tamils, possibly as much as one million, emigrated to the West during the ...