Welcome to Sri Lanka...!
History
Sri Lanka was a part of the Empire of Asoka during 3rd Century.It was "Thambapanni" to the Indians,
"Taprobane" to the ancient Europeans, "Serendib" to the Arabs and "Ceylon" for the British.
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Culture
Sri Lanka has a colorful mixture of cultures. Although predominantly sinhalese,
it also has other ethnic groups of Tamil, Muslim, and descendants from the Dutch, Portugese, and British.
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Geography
Sri Lanka is a medium sized island located on the Indian Ocean southern to the Indian sub continent.
Within this small island of 65,610 Sqkm, visitor can enjoy various climatic conditions varying Between
10'C - 30'C in temperature and the sea level to over 2000m in altitude.
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SIGIRIYA - The Rock Fortress
Home to the 5th century 'Fortress in the Sky' which is perhaps the most fantastic
single wonder in the island.It is also known as 'Lion Rock'because of the huge lion that used to stand at
the entrance to the fortress.
Within its triple-moated defence, the huge rock rises to a sheer height of almost 500feet.
On its summit are the foundations of what was once a great and sumptous palace and gardens
complete with swimming pool.
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July 07th
2010
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Ceylon Tea
Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought
from China.Today more than 200,000 Hectares in highlands and other areas are under tea and around 300 Milliion
Kilograms (25% of world tea exports) are exported by sri lanka as the world's largest high quality tea exporter.
Anuradhapura
The capital of Sri Lanka from the 5th century B.C. to the end of the 10th Century A.D.
It was the most celebrated of Sri Lanka's ancient ruined cities. The city's most renowned
relic is the Scared "Bo" tree, which is said to have grown from a branch of the tree under which
the Buddha gained enlightenment.Other tresures are its "Dagoba"s constructed of bricks and
hemispherical in shape. The most notable of these Dagobas are the "Ruwanweli Seya" which dates
back to the 2nd century B.C. and is 300feet in diametre. Anuradhapura is a 'World Heritage Site'.
Nuwara Eliya
The "Little England" of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of mountains, valleys, waterfalls
and tea plantations and is 6,200 feet above mean sea level.
In 1826 some british officers out on shooting, chanced on Nuwara Eliya plains, and Sir
Edward Barnes investigated on it. In 1828 a road was constructed over the ridge at Ramboda
Pass and a station for convalescent soldiers was established. It is supposed to be the one
of the coldest places on the island, but its just like an England spring day although the
temperature does drop at night.
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