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(Encyclopedia) Colombo Colombo kəlŭmˈbō [key], largest city (2021 est. metro area pop. 619,000) and former…Ratnapura
(Encyclopedia) RatnapuraRatnapurarŭtˈnəp&oobreve;rə [key] [Sinhalese,=city of gems], town (1995 est. pop. 46,000), SW Sri Lanka. Located in a rubber- and rice-producing area, Ratnapura is Sri…Premadasa, Ranasinghe
(Encyclopedia) Premadasa, Ranasinghe, 1924–1993, Sri Lankan political leader. As a member of the Ceylon Labour party, he worked as a labor organizer and was elected deputy mayor of Colombo in 1955.…sapphire
(Encyclopedia) sapphire, precious stone. A transparent blue corundum, it is classified among the most valuable of gems. Sapphires are found chiefly in Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar and also in…Sri Lanka Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sri Lanka Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe actual origins of the Sinhalese are shrouded in myth. Most believe…Jayawardene, Junius Richard
(Encyclopedia) Jayawardene, Junius RichardJayawardene, Junius Richardjīˌəwärˈdēn [key], 1906–96, prime minister (1977–78) and president (1978–88) of Sri Lanka. Active in Sri Lankan politics since the…Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias
(Encyclopedia) Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias, 1899–1959, prime minister (1956–59) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka); husband of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. A lawyer educated in England, he entered…Rajapaksa, Mahinda
(Encyclopedia) Rajapaksa or Rajapakse, MahindaRajapaksa or Rajapakse, Mahindamähĭnˈdä räjäpäkˈsə [key], 1945–, Sri Lankan political leader. A lawyer from a political family, he was first elected to…ruby
(Encyclopedia) ruby, precious stone, the transparent red variety of corundum, found chiefly in Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and classified among the most valuable of gems. The Myanmarese stones…Hambantota
(Encyclopedia) Hambantota, town, Southern prov., Sri Lanka, on the S coast 65 mi (105 km) E of Galle. The town is located in an area of salt production, which utilizes natural depressions called…Trending
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