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Nuwara Eliya

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Nuwara Eliya (නුවර එළිය; நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. [1]

198 relations: A5 highway (Sri Lanka), A7 highway (Sri Lanka), Aitken Spence, Alpine Hotel, Ambewela, Ananda Wedisinghe, Anna Maria Walker, Anthony Oliphant, Arisen Ahubudu, Arnold Wall, Ashok Vatika, Aspidura trachyprocta, Badulla District, Battle of Kilinochchi 2008–09, Beer in Sri Lanka, Black July, Bob Tisdall, Bogahakumbura, Bomburu Ella, Boralanda, Calotes nigrilabris, Cameron Highlands District, Castlereagh, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance, Ceylon, Physical, Historical and Topographical, CGR class H1, Cophotis ceylanica, Culex campilunati, Cyclone Roanu, D. J. Wimalasurendra, David Paynter (artist), Desmond Fitzgibbon, Diocese of Colombo, Diplothele halyi, Districts of Sri Lanka, Doreen Sansoni, Duhulu Malak, Edward Frederick Kelaart, Electricity sector in Sri Lanka, Elgin Falls, Equestrian Scouting and Guiding, Ernest Perera, Frederick Charles Loos, Freemasonry in Asia, Funambulus obscurus, Galboda Ella, Galway's Land National Park, Gamini Dissanayake, General's House, Nuwara Eliya, ..., Geography of Sri Lanka, Governor-General of Ceylon, Governors of British Ceylon, Grand Hotel (Nuwara Eliya), Hakgala, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve, Handunugoda Tea Estate, Hatton National Bank, Hatton, Sri Lanka, Herbert Hawkins (cricketer), Hill Club, Hill station, Holmwood Estate, Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park, Hugh Boustead, Index of Sri Lanka-related articles, Index of Sri Lanka-related articles (N), India–Sri Lanka relations, Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Jayalath Manoratne, Jayasekara Aponso, Jetwing Hotels, John Anderson (colonial administrator), Joseph Henry Banks, Joseph Pararajasingham, Joyful Journeys, Kandapola, Kashmir flycatcher, Köppen climate classification, Keerthisiri Fernando, Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome, Kirigalpotta, Koreans in Sri Lanka, Lake Gregory (Nuwara Eliya), Lake Gregory Waterdrome, Lankascincus taprobanensis, Laurence Oliphant (author), Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka), List of A-Grade highways in Sri Lanka, List of airports by IATA code: N, List of airports in Sri Lanka, List of highest towns by country, List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka, List of hotels: Countries S, List of international schools in Sri Lanka, List of places named after peace, List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, List of settlements in Central Province, Sri Lanka, List of towns in Sri Lanka, List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka, Little England, M. Rajendra, Mabel Blythe, Maha Nuge Gardens, Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Ceylon, Main Line (Sri Lanka), Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Mayantha Dissanayake, Mohan Meakin, Municipal councils of Sri Lanka, My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita, Nanu Oya, Nanu Oya railway station, Navin Dissanayake, Nihal Silva, Nildandahinna, Nillu rat, Norman Rowsell, Nuwara Eliya District, Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (1947–1989), Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, Nuwara Eliya Post Office, Nuwara Eliya Racecourse, Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Electoral District, Panadura, Parasipyloidea seiferti, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Pidurutalagala, Pied thrush, Podi Menike, Postal codes in Sri Lanka, Pravegaya, President of Sri Lanka, Pussellawa, Queen's Cottage, Radella Cricket Grounds, Rail transport in Sri Lanka, Rhino-horned lizard, Richard Aluwihare, Rukmani Devi, S. Muthiah, Saliya Upul Aladeniya, Sammanthurai, Samuel Baker, Seetha Amman Temple, Sepala Ekanayake, Shakthi TV, Shraddha TV, Singhalorthomorpha cingalensis, Singhalorthomorpha serrulata, Sirasa TV, Sita, Siyatha TV, Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Spirobolus greeni, Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division, Sri Lanka Scout Association, Sri Lanka Sevens, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Sri Lankan place name etymology, SriLankan AirTaxi, St Mark’s Church, Badulla, St. Andrew's Hotel, St. Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya, Strongylosoma greeni, Swami Murugesu, Swarnavahini, Tea production in Sri Lanka, Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka, Thotupola Kanda, Tissa Vitharana, TNL TV, Toque macaque, Tourism in Sri Lanka, Transport in Sri Lanka, TV Derana, TV One (Sri Lanka), U. S. Jayawickrama, Uda Pussellawa Railway, Udarata Menike, Uji, Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast, William Hackett (judge), William Henry Gregory, William Rough, World's End, Sri Lanka, Yellow-eared bulbul, Yongzhou, Youth with Talent - Generation Next, 1956 Ceylonese riots, 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom, 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2016 Sri Lankan floods. Expand index (148 more) »

A5 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 5 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka.

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A7 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 7 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka.

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Aitken Spence

Aitken Spence PLC (එයිට්කින් ස්පෙන්ස්; எய்ட்கின் ஸ்பென்ஸ்) is a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate with operations in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific.

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Alpine Hotel

The Alpine Hotel dates from 1914 and was built as a home of a British tea planter.

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Ambewela

Ambewela is a small town, or a hill station, located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka.

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Ananda Wedisinghe

Ananda Wedisighne (ආනන්ද වෙඩිසිoහ) (1970 – 29 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan motor racing legend and eight time Fox Hill Supercross motorcycle national champion of Sri Lanka.

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Anna Maria Walker

Anna Maria Walker (née Patton) (c. 1778–1852) and her husband Colonel George Warren Walker (1778–1843) were Scottish botanists in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who made extensive collections of plants between 1830 and 1838.

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Anthony Oliphant

The Hon.

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Arisen Ahubudu

Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu (Sinhala: අරිසෙන් අහුබුදු; 18 March 1920 – 26 May 2011) was a writer, orator, scholar, playwright, teacher (Guru), Sinhala lyricist, author and poet in Sri Lanka, born in Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala.

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Arnold Wall

Arnold Wall (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a notable New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster.

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Ashok Vatika

Ashok Vatika was a garden in Lanka, that was located in the Kingdom of the Rakshasa king, Ravana, as mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and Hindu epic, Ramayana of Valmiki, and all subsequent versions, including the Ramacharitamanas written by Tulsidas, where it finds mention in the Sundar Kand.

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Aspidura trachyprocta

Aspidura trachyprocta, the common rough-sided snake, known as දලව මැඩිල්ලා (dalawa medilla) in Sinhala, is a colubrid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Badulla District

Badulla (බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla distrikkaya; பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

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Battle of Kilinochchi 2008–09

The Battle of Kilinochchi was a land battle fought between the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the control of the town of Kilinochchi in the Northern Theater of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war between November 2008 and January 2009.

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Beer in Sri Lanka

Brewing began in Sri Lanka in 1881 primarily to meet the needs of the colonial tea planters.

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Black July

Black July (translit; කළු ජූලිය Kalu Juliya) is the common name used to refer to the anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Sri Lanka during July 1983.

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Bob Tisdall

Robert ("Bob") Morton Newburgh Tisdall (16 May 1907 in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon now Sri Lanka – 27 July 2004 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia) was an Irish athlete who won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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Bogahakumbura

Bogahakumbura (බෝගහකුඹුර in Sinhala language)is a rural town in Sri Lanka.

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Bomburu Ella

Bomburu Ella, also known as Perawella Falls, is a waterfall at Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka.

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Boralanda

Boralanda (බොරලන්ද in Sinhala language) is a rural town in Sri Lanka.

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Calotes nigrilabris

Black-lipped Lizard, (Calotes nigrilabris), is a agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Cameron Highlands District

The Cameron Highlands (Tanah Tinggi Cameron,, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia occupying an area of.

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Castlereagh

Castlereagh may refer to.

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Central Province, Sri Lanka

The Central Province (මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Palata, மத்திய மாகாணம் Madhiya Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance

Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance is a political party based amongst plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka.

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Ceylon, Physical, Historical and Topographical

Ceylon.

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CGR class H1

The CGR class H1 was a steam locomotive of the Garratt type built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the Ceylon Government Railways (CGR), now Sri Lanka Railways.

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Cophotis ceylanica

Cophotis ceylanica (pygmy lizard) is a agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Culex campilunati

Culex (Eumelanomyia) campilunati is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Culex.

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Cyclone Roanu

Cyclonic Storm Roanu was a relatively weak tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh during May 2016.

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D. J. Wimalasurendra

Devapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra (17 September 1874 - 10 August 1953) was a Sri Lankan engineer and statesman.

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David Paynter (artist)

This page is about the Sri Lankan Artist.

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Desmond Fitzgibbon

Flight Lieutenant Desmond Fitzgerald Fitzgibbon (b. 1 November 1890) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I, and was credited with eight aerial victories.

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Diocese of Colombo

The Diocese of Colombo (Anglican Church of Ceylon) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Diplothele halyi

Diplothele halyi is a species of spider of the genus Diplothele.

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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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Doreen Sansoni

Thomasine Doreen Sansoni (born 11 October 1911, died ?) was a Sri Lankan tennis player and national No.

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Duhulu Malak

Duhulu Malak is a 1976 Sinhalese language romance film directed by Vijaya Dharmasri that follows the lives of middle-class people in Sri Lanka.

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Edward Frederick Kelaart

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Frederick Kelaart (21 November 1819 – 31 August 1860) was a Ceylonese-born physician and naturalist.

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Electricity sector in Sri Lanka

The electricity sector in Sri Lanka has a national grid which is primarily powered by hydro power and thermal heat, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of deployment.

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Elgin Falls

Elgin Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, located in the Elgin tea estate which is from Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Equestrian Scouting and Guiding

Equestrian Scouting and Guiding is a form of Scouting that combines Scouting and equestrianism.

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Ernest Perera

Ernest Edward Boniface Perera (29 November 1932 – 16 August 2013) was the 23rd Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police, serving between 1988 and 1993.

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Frederick Charles Loos

Frederick Charles Loos (13 December 1834 – 21 August 1911) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.

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Freemasonry in Asia

This is a general survey on the historical and modern presence of Freemasonry in countries located in Asia.

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Funambulus obscurus

The dusky palm squirrel (Funambulus obscurus) is the Sri Lankan form (formerly subspecies F. s. obscurus) of squirrels collectively known as dusky-palm squirrels.

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Galboda Ella

Galboda Falls(ගල්බොඩ ඇල්ල) is a waterfall in Sri Lanka.

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Galway's Land National Park

Galway's Land National Park is a small national park situated within the city limits of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka.

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Gamini Dissanayake

Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Lionel Gamini Dissanayake (known as Gamini Dissanayake; ලයනල් ගාමිණි දිසානායක,காமினி திஸாநாயக்க; 20 March 1942 – 24 October 1994) was a prominent Sri Lankan politician, a powerful minister of the United National Party, and Leader of the Opposition.

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General's House, Nuwara Eliya

General's House is a country house in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Geography of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, formerly called "Ceylon", is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes.

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Governor-General of Ceylon

The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.

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Governors of British Ceylon

The Governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948.

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Grand Hotel (Nuwara Eliya)

The Grand Hotel is a luxury hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, that was built in the style of an Elizabethan-era manor house.

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Hakgala

Hakgala Mountain is situated in the Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka at above mean sea level, most parts of the mountain are covered with forest belonging to Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve.

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Hakgala Botanical Garden

Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka.

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Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve

Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve is one of the three strict nature reserves in Sri Lanka, the only one in the wet zone.

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Handunugoda Tea Estate

Handunugoda Tea Estate is a family owned plantation in Tittagalla, Ahangama within the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Hatton National Bank

Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 251 branches and 563 ATMs.

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Hatton, Sri Lanka

Hatton (හැටන්, ஹற்றன்) is a town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council.

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Herbert Hawkins (cricketer)

Herbert Hervey Baines Hawkins (9 January 1876 – 1 January 1933) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 20 matches for Cambridge University between 1896 and 1899.

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Hill Club

The Hill Club is a gentlemen's club in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Hill station

A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.

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Holmwood Estate

Holmwood Estate (ஹோம்வூட் தோட்டம்.) is a tea estate in the Agrapatana region in Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka.

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Horton Plains National Park

Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest.

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Hugh Boustead

Colonel Sir John Edmond Hugh Boustead, KBE, CMG, DSO, MC & Bar (14 April 1895 – 3 April 1980), was a British military officer, modern pentathlete, and diplomat who served in numerous posts across several Middle Eastern countries, including ambassador to Abu Dhabi from 1961 to 1965.

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Index of Sri Lanka-related articles

The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Sri Lanka.

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Index of Sri Lanka-related articles (N)

This page lists Sri Lanka-related articles with titles beginning with an alphabet letter N.

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India–Sri Lanka relations

India–Sri Lanka relations have been friendly, but were controversially affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War and by the failure of Indian intervention during the war.

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Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka

Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka are Tamil people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka.

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Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) is the multidisciplinary professional engineering institution in Sri Lanka.

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Jayalath Manoratne

Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Jayalath Manoratne (ජයලත් මනෝරත්න) (born 12 June 1948 as Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne) is an award-winning Sri Lankan leading dramatist, and a lecturer by profession.

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Jayasekara Aponso

Goniya Malimage Jayasekara Aponsu, (born 23 February 1951) popularly as Jayasekara Aponsu (Sinhala:ජයසේකර අපෝන්සු), is a Sri Lankan film actor, director, and script writer and a senior artist in Sri Lankan theatre.

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Jetwing Hotels

Jetwing Hotels Limited is a Sri Lankan hotel chain.

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John Anderson (colonial administrator)

Sir John Anderson (23 June 1858 – 24 March 1918) was a Scottish colonial administrator, who was once the Governor of Ceylon and Governor of Straits Settlements.

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Joseph Henry Banks

Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Henry Banks (1843–1916) was the British Commandant and instructor of the Auckland Militia through whose capacity the first six of the ten contingents of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles were raised and trained for overseas combat in the Boer Wars, becoming the core of the modern New Zealand Army.

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Joseph Pararajasingham

Joseph Pararajasingham (யோசப் பரராஜசிங்கம்; 26 November 1934 – 25 December 2005) was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, journalist, businessman and politician.

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Joyful Journeys

Madhura Charika (Joyful Journeys) (italic) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya.

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Kandapola

Kandapola (කඳපොල) is a village in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Kashmir flycatcher

The Kashmir flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

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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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Keerthisiri Fernando

The Rev. Keerthisiri Fernando (b. 5 May 1961), M. Phil, B. Div, B. Th, is the sixth Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

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Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome

Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome, also called Sri Lankan Waterdrome is an open water Aerodrome facility for use by Seaplanes on Kelani River, in the Peliyagoda suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Kirigalpotta

Kirigalpotta is the 2nd tallest mountain in Sri Lanka at above mean sea level, and is also the highest mountain in the country whose summit is accessible to the general public (the highest point, Pidurutalagala, is occupied by a military base and off-limits to the public).

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Koreans in Sri Lanka

There are roughly 948 Koreans in Sri Lanka, according to the 2013 statistics of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

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Lake Gregory (Nuwara Eliya)

Lake Gregory (ග්‍රෙගරි වැව), sometimes also called Gregory Lake or Gregory Reservoir, is a reservoir in heart of the tea country hill city, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Lake Gregory Waterdrome

Lake Gregory Waterdrome is an open water aerodrome facility used by seaplanes on Lake Gregory, near the town of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka.

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Lankascincus taprobanensis

Lankascincus taprobanensis, also known as the smooth Lanka skink or Ceylon tree skink, is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Laurence Oliphant (author)

Laurence Oliphant (3 August 1829 – 23 December 1888) was a South African-born British author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic.

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Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka)

Lion Brewery or Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC is a predominantly Sri Lankan owned and operated brewery.

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List of A-Grade highways in Sri Lanka

This is a list of A-grade highways in Sri Lanka sorted by route number.

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List of airports by IATA code: N

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List of airports in Sri Lanka

This is a list of airports in Sri Lanka.

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List of highest towns by country

This is a list of the highest settlements by country.

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List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka.

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List of hotels: Countries S

This is a list of what are intended to be the notable top hotels by country, five or four star hotels, notable skyscraper landmarks or historic hotels which are covered in multiple reliable publications.

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List of international schools in Sri Lanka

This is a list of international schools in Sri Lanka.

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List of places named after peace

The following is a list of geographic names denoting the concept of peace, in their respective language.

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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka

List of railway stations in Sri Lanka include.

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List of settlements in Central Province, Sri Lanka

The following is a list of settlements in Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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List of towns in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000.

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List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka

The following is a list of waterfalls in Sri Lanka.

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Little England

Little England may refer to.

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M. Rajendra

Murugeysen Rajendra (4 July 1911 – 10 March 1991) was a leading Ceylonese civil servant.

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Mabel Blythe

Mabel Blythe (1930–2004) was a popular Sri Lankan actress and singer who appeared in early Sinhala films opposite Eddie Jayamanne.

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Maha Nuge Gardens

Mahanuga Gardens is a private lane (street) located in the Kollupitiya district in the city of Colombo (postal code - Colombo-3).

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Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Ceylon

Mahatma Gandhi the 'Father of India,' paid a historic visit to Ceylon in 1927.

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Main Line (Sri Lanka)

The Main Line is a major railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka.

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Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) (translit; translit) is an international airport serving southeast Sri Lanka.

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Mayantha Dissanayake

Mayantha Yaswanth Dissanayake (known as Mayantha Dissanayake) (born 11 January 1974) He is Member of Parliament from Kandy District having been elected in 2015 with a vote of 111,190.

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Mohan Meakin

Mohan Meakin is a large group of companies started with Asia's first brewery incorporated in 1855 (but established much earlier) by Edward Dyer at Kasauli in the Himalayan Mountains in India under the name Dyer Breweries.

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Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country.

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My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita

My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita is a 10-part Australian cooking television series created by The Precinct Studios that originally aired on SBS One on 3 November 2011 until 5 January 2012.

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Nanu Oya

Nanu Oya is a long stream in the Central Province of Sri Lanka It originates from Pidurutalagala at an elevation of over and drains into the Kotmale Oya at an elevation of approximately.

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Nanu Oya railway station

The Nanu Oya railway station is the 63rd station on the Main Line, and is away from Colombo.

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Navin Dissanayake

Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and the current Minister of Plantation Industries.

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Nihal Silva

Nihal Silva (Sinhala:නිහාල් සිල්වා) (10 January 1954 – 3 December 1989) was a Sri Lankan comedian and actor.

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Nildandahinna

Nildandahinna is a town in Sri Lanka.

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Nillu rat

The Nillu rat or Sri Lankan mountain rat (Rattus montanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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Norman Rowsell

Norman Rowsell (July 1855, Lambeth, England - 14 April 1919, Coonoor, India) was an Englishman who was one of the first tea planters in British Ceylon.

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Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District (நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.

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Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (1947–1989)

Nuwara Eliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977.

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Nuwara Eliya Golf Club

The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club is one of the oldest Golf Clubs in Sri Lanka.

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Nuwara Eliya Post Office

The Nuwara Eliya Post Office (නුවර එළිය තැපැල් කාර්යාලය) is located in the centre of Nuwara Eliya and is one of the oldest post offices in Sri Lanka.

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Nuwara Eliya Racecourse

Nuwara Eliya Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka is the only remaining horse racing venue in Sri Lanka.

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Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Electoral District

Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989.

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Panadura

Panadura (Sinhala: පානදුර, Tamil: பாணந்துறை) is a large town in Kalutara District, Western Province in Sri Lanka.

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Parasipyloidea seiferti

Parasipyloidea seiferti, is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Parasipyloidea.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம்) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Pidurutalagala

Pidurutalagala (පිදුරුතලාගල, pronounced, Straw Plateau Rock), or Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra prominent peak, and the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, at.

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Pied thrush

No description.

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Podi Menike

"Podi Manike" (Sinhala:පොඩි මැණිකේ, meaning "Little Maiden") is a Sri Lankan passenger train running from Colombo Fort to Badulla.

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Postal codes in Sri Lanka

Postal codes in Sri Lanka are five digit numbers used by Sri Lanka Post to sort mail more efficiently.

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Pravegaya

Pravegaya (Speed) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Donald Jayantha and produced by Sadesh Kumar.

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President of Sri Lanka

The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the executive head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

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Pussellawa

Pussellawa පුස්සැල්ලා.

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Queen's Cottage

Queen's Cottage (also known as The Lodge) is a country house near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Radella Cricket Grounds

Radella Cricket Grounds is a Cricket ground in Sri Lanka situated in Radella, a village close to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Rail transport in Sri Lanka

Rail transport in Sri Lanka is an intercity network connecting major population centres and commuter rail serving Colombo commuters.

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Rhino-horned lizard

The rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii), also commonly known as Stoddart's unicorn lizard and the horned agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

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Richard Aluwihare

Sir Richard Aluwihare, KCMG, CBE, CCS, JP (23 May 1895 – 22 December 1976) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat.

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Rukmani Devi

Daisy Rasammah Daniels, populary as Rukmani Devi (15 January 1923 – 28 October 1978) was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka".

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S. Muthiah

Subbiah Muthiah, MBE (born 13 April 1930), is an Indian writer, journalist, cartographer, amateur historian and heritage activist known for his writings on the political and cultural history of Chennai city.

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Saliya Upul Aladeniya

Captain Samarakoon Wasala Mudiyanselage Saliya Upul Aladeniya, PWV, SLRS (In Sinhalese: කපිතාන් සාලිය උපුල් අලදෙනිය; 1 March 1963 – 11 June 1990) was Sri Lankan soldier and the second recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, highest war time award for valor of Sri Lanka.

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Sammanthurai

Sammanthurai (சம்மாந்துறை, සමන්තුරේ), is a town in Ampara District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Samuel Baker

Sir Samuel White Baker, KCB, FRS, FRGS (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.

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Seetha Amman Temple

Seetha Amman Temple is located approximately from Hakgala Botanical Garden and from Nuwara Eliya.

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Sepala Ekanayake

Sepala Ekanayake (or Ekanayaka; born June 3, 1949, in Karatota, Matara, Sri Lanka) gained international notoriety after hijacking an Alitalia Boeing 747 with 340 passengers on June 30, 1982.

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Shakthi TV

Shakthi TV (Tamil:சக்தி) is the first Tamil television service of Sri Lanka.

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Shraddha TV

Shraddha TV is a non-profit Buddhist television channel based in Sri Lanka.

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Singhalorthomorpha cingalensis

Singhalorthomorpha cingalensis, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.

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Singhalorthomorpha serrulata

Singhalorthomorpha serrulata, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.

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Sirasa TV

Sirasa TV is a digital, terrestrial television network in Sri Lanka.

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Sita

Sita (pronounced, Sanskrit: सीता, IAST: Sītā) or Seeta, is the consort of Lord Rama (incarnation of Vishnu) and an avatar of Sri Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess that denotes good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, and happiness.

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Siyatha TV

Siyatha TV is a private Sri Lankan 4K Ultra HD channel currently broadcasting in Sri Lanka in the Sinhala language.

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Solomon Dias Bandaranaike

Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike, KCMG, Maha Mudaliyar, JP (Sinhala: සොලමන් ඩයස් බන්ඩාරනායක) (22 May 1862 – 31 July 1946) was a Ceylonese colonial-era headmen.

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Spirobolus greeni

Spirobolus greeni, is a species of round-backed millipede in the family Spirobolidae.

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Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division

The Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division is the mounted division the Sri Lanka Police.

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Sri Lanka Scout Association

The Sri Lanka Scout Association (ශ්‍රී ලංකා බාලදක්ෂ සංගමය; இலங்கைச் சாரணர் சங்கம்), is a Scouting organization in Sri Lanka operated by the Ceylon Scout Council.

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Sri Lanka Sevens

The Sri Lanka Sevens is an annual international rugby sevens tournament held in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment

The Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිංහ රෙජිමේන්තුව Śrī Laṃkā Sinha Rejimēnthuva) is the first rifle regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the second oldest infantry regiment in the army.

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Sri Lanka Tennis Association

Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) is a national governing body of tennis in Sri Lanka, which represents Sri Lanka on associations like the International Tennis Federation and the Asian Tennis Federation.

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Sri Lankan place name etymology

Sri Lankan place name etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the island of Sri Lanka through the ages and the position of the country in the centre of ancient and medieval sea trade routes.

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SriLankan AirTaxi

SriLankan Air Taxi was the domestic branch of SriLankan Airlines.

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St Mark’s Church, Badulla

St Mark’s Church, is an Anglican church in Badulla in Sri Lanka.

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St. Andrew's Hotel

The St.

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St. Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya

St Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya is a boys' public national school in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Strongylosoma greeni

Strongylosoma greeni, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.

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Swami Murugesu

Swami Raman Kalimuthu Murugesu was a Gayathri Siddhar and the creator of the Sri Lankatheeswara temple in Nuwara Eliya.

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Swarnavahini

Swarnavahini (ස්වර්ණවාහිනී; literally Golden Channel) is a Sinhala language general entertainment and news television channel in Sri Lanka owned by EAP Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of EAP Holdings.

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Tea production in Sri Lanka

Tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon), and accounts for 2% of GDP, contributing over US $1.5 billion in 2013 to the economy of Sri Lanka.

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Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

No description.

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Thotupola Kanda

Thotupola Kanda, also sometimes referred as the Thotupola Peak or Thotupola Mountain, is the third highest mountain in Sri Lanka situated in Nuwara Eliya district above mean sea level.

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Tissa Vitharana

Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan physician, politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister.

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TNL TV

TNL TV is an English and Sinhala language television channel in Sri Lanka owned by Telshan Network.

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Toque macaque

The toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the rilewa or rilawa (Sinhala රිළවා), (hence "rillow" in the Oxford English Dictionary).

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Tourism in Sri Lanka

Tourism in Sri Lanka is growing rapidly.

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Transport in Sri Lanka

Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's capital Colombo.

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TV Derana

TV Derana is a Sinhalese language entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka.

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TV One (Sri Lanka)

TV 1 is a Sri Lankan general entertainment television channel which provides English and Sinhalese content aimed at the youth market.

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U. S. Jayawickrama

Upendra Srinath Jayawickrama (FRCP), is a Sri Lankan physician (endocrinologist) and an artist.

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Uda Pussellawa Railway

Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) or Udupussallawa Railway (Sinhala: උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය Uḍupussællāwa Dumriya Mārgaya) was a narrow gauge railway line that existed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) between 1903 and 1948.

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Udarata Menike

Udarata Menike (උඩරට මැණිකේ, Hill Country Maiden) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Colombo and Badulla in Sri Lanka.

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Uji

is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya

The Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka.

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Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast

Vidnoye (p) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow city limits.

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William Hackett (judge)

Sir William Hackett (1825–1877) was an Irish judge who was the second Chief Justice of Fiji and the 12th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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William Henry Gregory

Sir William Henry Gregory PC (Ire) KCMG (13 July 1816 – 6 March 1892) was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician, who is now less remembered than his wife Augusta, Lady Gregory, the playwright, co-founder and Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, literary hostess and folklorist.

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William Rough

Sir William Rough (c.1772–1838) was an English lawyer, judge and poet.

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World's End, Sri Lanka

World's End is located within the Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Yellow-eared bulbul

The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.

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Yongzhou

Yongzhou is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, and bordering Guangdong to the southeast and Guangxi to the southwest.

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Youth with Talent - Generation Next

Youth with Talent is the first Sri Lankan reality talent show commenced in 2016.

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1956 Ceylonese riots

The Gal Oya riots or Gal Oya massacre were the first ethnic riots that targeted the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon.

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1958 anti-Tamil pogrom

1958 anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Ceylon, also known as the 58 riots, refer to the first island wide ethnic riots and pogrom to target the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon after it became an independent country from Britain in 1948.

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2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

The 2000 ICC Under-19 World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Sri Lanka from 11 to 28 January 2000.

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2016 Sri Lankan floods

Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall across Sri Lanka, causing floods and landslides which affected half a million people.

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References

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

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