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Diyatha Uyana

Diyatha Uyana (lit: Park by the Lake , Sinhala: දියත උයන) is an urban and recreational park situated near the Battaramulla junction in Colombo Dist…

Padavigampola Gal Messa

Padavigampola Gal Messa or Padavigampola Stone Canopy (Sinhala: පදවිගම්පොල ගල් මැස්ස) is a dolmen located in Padavigampola village in Kegalle Dist…

Madol (Tree)

Garcinia echinocarpa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. It grows as a tree of about 25 ft. high and has stilt air roots as in mangroves …

Sundaramurti Swami (Colombo National Museum)

The bronze representing Sundaramurti Swami (or Chuntaramurtti Swami ) (Sinhala: සුන්දරමූර්තිස්වාමි; Tamil: சுந்தரமூர்த்தி) is presently on display…

Makulu (Tree)

Hydnocarpus venenata is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. It grows as a tree of about 35 ft. high and produces timber that can be used in …

Rivers of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Rivers (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ගංගා; Tamil: இலங்கையின் ஆறுகள்) rise from the country's inland regions such as the Central Highla…