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The Yowah opal field in the Shire of Paroo. The Yowah nut is a type of precious opal, found within the Yowah opal fields situated in Yowah, Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, Australia since the latter part of the 19th century. [1] These opals are known for their distinctive nut-like shape, opalescent patterns, and vibrant colours.
Established on 8 December 1981, CLDC was subsequently listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange on 19 March 1986. The company is the developer and the owner of Liberty Plaza, Colombo. [2] [3] The company's principal activities encompass the development and leasing of investment properties, particularly at Liberty Plaza.
Earning £3000 on the sale, Costello returned and acquired the lease to Mobel Springs, a holding of 160 square kilometres (40,000 acres). Costello and Durack moved north again and established both Kyabra and Thylungra Station in 1868 [ 3 ] with 100 cattle.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001: Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power [28] [29] Jeewan Kumaranatunga: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 28 January 2007: Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Land and Land Development [30] [31] [32] Janaka Bandara Tennakoon: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010: Minister of Lands and Land Development [33] [34 ...
Sri Lankan state-sponsored colonization schemes is the government program of settling mostly Sinhalese farmers from the densely populated wet zone into the sparsely populated areas of the dry zone. This has taken place since the 1950s near tanks and reservoirs being built in major irrigation and hydro-power programs such as the Mahaweli project .
National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order. [1]
The party may be over for thousands of Russian tourists who moved to Sri Lanka amid the war in Ukraine.. Authorities in the South Asian island nation said this week they were canceling long-term ...
Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea lanes. [1] The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and 980 square kilometres (380 sq mi) of water. [ 1 ]