“Ayubowan”
(May you have a long life)
In ancient times Sri Lanka was known by various names like Thambapanni, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean and in the colonial times Ceylon. Our island is approximately 65610q: km and is located off the southern tip of India is. History tells us that there were Indigenous people living in the country before the coming of King Vijaya.
Polonnaruwa
Sigiriya
Galle
Sri lanka is most famous and bellows king parakramabahu has built of the 2500
Hectare tank named parakramasamudraya. This site contains many highlight including the beautiful carved recalling buddha cut of pure granite and 14 meters in length the place of king parakramabahu just few of the high lights of the city some of the ruins are still to be recovered from the surrounding jungle.
In 178AD the staggering rock of sigiriya rises two hundred meters above the plains of the north central province .
After murdering his father king datusena in fear of his brother”s retribution kassapa moved his capital from Anuradapura Sigiriya is quite a simply a must to see by all visitors to sri lanka . Equally impressive are the sigriya frescoes depicting beautiful semi nude nymphs or some say the king ‘s concubines it is interesting to see the poetry and comments left by ancient vandals espousing their praise of the beautiful women in the frescoes.
It is the capital of the southern province the mysteries are hidden behind the sombre grey walls of the fort is no surprise . those brooding hulks of stone-shipped as ballast and hauled into place by slaves from Africa – dominate this coastal city ,walling off a small peninsula and guarding the harbor . for four centuries there has been a fort here it was the thin end of the wedge driven by European invaders to open up there conquest of the island Portuguese ,Dutch, and British following the sea lanes of Arab traders
You are warmly welcome to our beautiful island that has a proud history of over 2500 Years.
There are 7 UNESCO world heritage sites of significance in the island
Nun Sangamitha arrived with a sapling of the Buddhist holy boo tree and prince Dantha and princess Hemamala, brought the secret tooth (left canine)of Budda from the kingdom of Kalinge in India . It became the palladium of the Kings of Sri lanka and it was preciously guarded in a special shrine built with in the precincts of the royal palace.
Where ever the capital was located the ruins of such shrines remain in ancient capitals of Anuradapura, Polonnaruwe, Dabadeniya, Yapahuwe, Krunegala, Kotte and Gampola, and Kandy the last capital after1505 A.D. Sri Lanka became a colony of the British Empire and the British ruled Sri Lanka till 1948 when it was granted independence.
The commercial crops Coffee, Rubber, Tea, introduce to the country by them replaced the traditional agricultural economy in some parts of the country. Rice was the main crop spices such as Cinnamon, cardamom, Cloves, Nutmeg and pepper are also are grown.
The majority of the people are Sinahala Buddhists, and the Tamil Hindus are the largest minority. Muslims and Burghers form the lesser minorities.
Population 19.3 milon
Sinhala:74.5%
Indian Tamil 11.9%
Sri lanka tamil 4.65
Muslims 8.3%
Malay 0.3%
Burgers 0.2%
We have one of the highest
literacy rates in Asia 90.01%
National languages Sinhala,Tamil
Official languages Sinahala Tamil English
Religions
Buddhism a predominant Hinduism,
Christianity , Islam
Sri Lanka
