Sri Lanka, an island country, is located in the Indian Ocean and is located in a different location from the peninsula of the Talk Channel. It is between latitude between 5 ° 55 'and 9 ° 51' N, between 79 ° 41 'and 81 ° 53' E, the maximum length is 268 miles (432 km), the maximum width is 139 miles (224 km) is.
Close to the Indian subcontinent, it has promoted close cultural exchanges between Sri Lanka and India since ancient times. At the intersection of the sea crossing the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is also influenced by the culture of other Asian civilizations. An ancient Greek geographer called it Taprovane. The Arabs call it Serendib. Later, European mapmakers called it Ceylon. This was sometimes used for trade purposes. I became officially Sri Lanka in 1972.
Its origins date back to the 6th century BC Sri Lanka's distinctive civilization is characterized by two factors. Complex irrigation system Hinduism and the influence of Islam further enrich this civilization
In 1948, after nearly 150 years passed through British rule, Sri Lanka became an independent country and was accepted by the United Nations in 7 years. This country is a member of the federal and South Asian Regional Cooperation Alliance.
Colombo is the central city of the British rule era, is the administrative and judicial capital of Sri Lanka, Sri · Javawanepura · cotte in the outskirts of Colombo is the legislative capital. For administrative purposes, the country was divided into nine regions and divided into 25 regions.
The population of Sri Lanka is dense. The majority of the population is the poor, live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Sri Lanka has diverse and diverse physical environments and is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. As the home of several ethnic groups, each ethnic group has its own cultural heritage, and Sri Lanka also has diverse cultural landscapes.
The Republic of Sri Lanka is in the Indian Ocean. In the 14th century, Kingdom of Tamil was established in the northern part of Sri Lanka. In the colonial era, Tamil workers arrived in Sri Lanka, worked in highland tea and coffee plantations, making the island the leading tea producer. Sri Lanka was called "Ceylon" by the UK, and in 1948 it achieved independence under the name of "Ceylon's rule." Ethnic tension between the majority of Sinhalese and Tamils eventually brought about a long-term civil war that broke out in the 1980s.
Anuradhapura (Sinhala: Tamil: Tamil: Sri Lanka) is the major city of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sri Lanka's central and northern provinces and Anuradhapura district. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka and is known for its ancient Sri Lankan civilization with good preservation. After the kingdom of Tambapanni and Upatissa Nuwara, it is the third capital of the Rajarata kingdom. This city is currently registered as a World Heritage Site, it has been the center of Buddhism in the Senate for centuries. This city is located on the banks of the historic Malvathu River 205 km (127 miles) north of Colombo to the northern central state. It is one of the cities where the oldest people in the world live and is one of the eight world heritage sites in Sri Lanka.
The whole period of ancient Sri Lanka, including the ancient history of Sri Lanka, was governed by Anuradhapura Kingdom. The Kingdom of Sri Lanka moved to Anuradhapura in 380 BC. Since then, Anuradhapura has lived as the capital of Sri Lanka for more than 1000 years, until the collapse of the Kingdom of 1017 when Rajindra started a massive invasion. Kingdom Then the capital moved to Polonnaruwa. After more than a century since Chola's rule, Polonnaruwa's Vijanyabahu I successfully expelled Chola Empire and reunited the country again. In addition, when I asked Vijayabahu to send a Sri Lankan monk to Myanmar, they also reunited the country of Buddhist culture. King Sinhalese 's Vijayabahu was a strong leader, but after his death, a weak ruler took over after he broke the powerful Chola Empire in Sri Lanka. After all, Sri Lanka invaded an independent country.