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Kurunegala District

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Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. [1]

41 relations: Alawwa, Anglican Communion, Anuradhapura, Buddhism, Christianity, Church of Ceylon, Dambadeniya, Districts of Sri Lanka, Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, Dry season, English language, Galgamuwa, Government Agent (Sri Lanka), Hettipola, Hinduism, Islam, ISO 3166-2:LK, Kandy, Köppen climate classification, Kegalle, Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala, List of largest cities, Maho,Sri Lanka, Matale, Mawathagama, Narammala, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nikaweratiya, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Panduwasnuwara, Pannala, Pannawa, Polgahawela, Polonnaruwa, Provinces of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka, Tropical rainforest climate, Wariyapola, Yapahuwa.

Alawwa

Alawwa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion with 85 million members, founded in 1867 in London, England.

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Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Church of Ceylon

The Church of Ceylon is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka, as an extra-provincial diocese of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Dambadeniya

Dambadeniya is a ruined ancient city situated in the North Western Province (Wayamba), Sri Lanka on the Kurunegala - Negombo road.

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Districts of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, districts (Distrikka, மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province.

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Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka

The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats.

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Dry season

The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Galgamuwa

Galgamuwa is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Government Agent (Sri Lanka)

A Government Agent (GA) or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country.

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Hettipola

Hettipola (Sinhalese language: හෙට්ටිපොල) is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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ISO 3166-2:LK

ISO 3166-2:LK is the entry for Sri Lanka in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Kandy

Kandy (මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced; கண்டி, pronounced) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kegalle

Kegalle (කෑගල්ල; கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.

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Kuliyapitiya

Kuliyapitiya is the second largest town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.

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Kurunegala

Kurunegala (කුරුණෑගල, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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List of largest cities

Determining the world's largest cities depends on which definitions of city are used.

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Maho,Sri Lanka

Mahawa (also known as Maho) (මහව) is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Matale

Matale (Sinhala: මාතලේ, Tamil:மாத்தளை) often written as Mathale (pronounced Maathalé), is a large town in Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka.

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Mawathagama

Mawathagama is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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Narammala

Narammala(නාරම්මල) is a town in Kurunegala district, northwestern province, Sri Lanka.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Nikaweratiya

Nikaweratiya is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Panduwasnuwara

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient capital, situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.

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Pannala

Pannala is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Pannawa

Pannawa is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Polgahawela

Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka.

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Polonnaruwa

Poḷonnaruwa (Sinhalese: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruwa or Puḷattipura, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai or Puḷatti nakaram) is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Provinces of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, provinces (translit; translit) are the first level administrative division.

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Sinhalese people

The Sinhalese (Sinhala: සිංහල ජාතිය Sinhala Jathiya, also known as Hela) are an Indo-Aryan-speaking ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Tropical rainforest climate

A tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, is a tropical climate usually (but not always) found along the equator.

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Wariyapola

Wariyapola (වාරියපොල) is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western province, Sri Lanka.

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Yapahuwa

Yapahuwa (Sinhalese language: යාපහුව) was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka.

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Kurunākal District, Kuruṇægala District.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurunegala_District

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