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  2. List of freshwater crabs of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka's freshwater crab fauna is extremely important to the island, due to its endemism. All recorded 51 species, along with five genera, are totally endemic to Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 98% of those crabs are IUCN categorized as threatened, endangered or critically endangered animals due to habitat declining, capturing for food, illegal ...

  3. Jaffna crab curry - Wikipedia

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    Jaffna crab curry (Sinhala: යාපනය කකුළු ව්‍යංජනය, Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாண நண்டு கறி), also known as Sri Lankan crab curry or Kakuluwo curry, is a traditional spicy crab curry. [1] [2] The dish originated in the northern regions of Sri Lanka but is popular around the country, mostly ...

  4. List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community.

  5. Sri Lanka tree crab - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka tree crab, (Perbrinckia scansor), is a species of freshwater crabs of the family Gecarcinucidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is the only known tree climbing freshwater crab found in the country. The crab is discovered from 11 localities from Sri Lanka throughout Kalu River, Walawe River and Gin River basins.

  6. Sri Lankan cuisine - Wikipedia

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    A common dessert in Sri Lanka is kevum, an oil cake made with rice flour and treacle and deep-fried to a golden brown. There are many variations of kevum. There are many variations of kevum. Moong Kevum is a variant where mung bean flour is made into a paste and shaped like diamonds before frying.

  7. Category:2000 events in Sri Lanka by month - Wikipedia

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  8. Dharshan Munidasa - Wikipedia

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    The show which was mainly filmed in Sri Lanka and Japan ran for two seasons until 2011. [42] An episode of this show which was filmed in Singapore around the famous Chilli Crab made with exported Sri Lankan mud crab, was consequently what inspired Munidasa to open a restaurant which pays homage to the Sri Lankan mud crab in their home country. [43]

  9. Ceylon–China Trade Agreement of 1952 - Wikipedia

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    China paid Ceylon Rs. 1.74 per pound of rubber, whereas the average world market price was Rs. 1.05 per pound. This premium varied with every five-year agreement. The handling charge, which was fixed at five cents per pound, also varied in subsequent years. China also agreed to supply rice to Sri Lanka below market prices, at £54 or Rs. 720 ...