Overview of Sri Lanka: History

Sri Lanka has more than 2,500 years of continuous written history by means of the Mahawansha, and was also mentioned in several ancient Indian texts. One of the most famous is the Ramayana, in which the island, which was referred to as Lanka, was the island fortress of the king Ravana, who captured the wife of Rama an incarnation of the Hindu God, Vishnu. Read More »

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Hindirigama in Central Province
Hinguregoda
Hinguregoda Number 1
Hinguruattawila, a forest in North Central Province
Hingurugama in North Central Province
Hingurukaduwa in Central Province
Hinguruwelpitiya in North Central Province
Hinguruwewa in North Central Province
Hinnepalla in North Western Province
Hinwerelle in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Hipanpola Palle in North Western Province
Hippala in Central Province
Hippanpola Uda in North Western Province
Hirigalkatuwa Stage in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Hirigolla in North Western Province
Hiriketiya Vihare in Southern Province
Hiripitiyawa in North Central Province
Hiripokuna in North Western Province
Hiriwaduna, a hill in North Central Province
Hiriwadunna in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Hondelakanda in North Western Province
Meeriyabedda in Province of Uva
Meeyagala in Province of Uva
Minhettigama in North Central Province
Minietiliya in Southern Province
Minigama in Central Province
Minihagalkanda, a forest in Southern Province
Minikekula in North Western Province
Minirankanda in Province of Uva
Minogedara, a scrubland in North Western Province
Mirihanegama in North Western Province
Mirihanpitiya, a scrubland in North Central Province
Mirihenegama in North Central Province
Mirishena in Western Province
Miriswatta in Southern Province
Miriswatupalata in Southern Province
Miyalgala in Province of Uva
Miyanakandura in Province of Uva

Modara in North Western Province
Modaragala, a hill in Southern Province
Modaratenna in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Moderawila in Southern Province
Mohoriya in North Western Province
Uda Aramba in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Uda Hingura in North Central Province
Uda Karandupona in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Uda Pottana Eliya, a grassland in Southern Province
Uda Tambana in Province of Uva
Uda Tibbatuwawa in North Western Province
Uda-Henepola in Central Province
Udagama, a scrubland in North Western Province
Udagedara in North Western Province
Udagoda in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udahagama in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udahetta in North Western Province
Udaiyarthurai
Udakiwulgoda in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udakottamulla in North Western Province
Udakumbura in Central Province
Udalimana, a rock in Central Province
Udamadapola in Central Province
Udangawa, a coconut grove in North Western Province
Udanidigama in North Central Province
Udapasgama in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udapola Estate in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udapolamulla in North Western Province
Udapota in Province of Sabaragamuwa
Udatammita, a hill in North Western Province
Udatehela, a hill in Province of Uva
Udattawa in North Western Province
Udattawela in Central Province
Udawakamulla, a coconut grove in Southern Province
Udawalayagama in Central Province
Uduhapuwida in Central Province
Udukalakanda in Western Province

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Hill Cemetery in Crawford County, Missouri
Jar Darya, an intermittent stream in Wilayat-e Daykundi, Afghanistan
Jebel Trozza in Gouvernorat de Kairouan, Tunisia
Kent Peak, a mountain in Ravalli County, Montana
Krndici in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kuzah Gudarah in Wilayat-e Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Lac en Courge, a lake in Quebec
Lago Nhamicinzi, a lake in Provincia de Maputo, Mozambique
Mando Khel in Balochistan, Pakistan
Mpele, a stream in Region des Plateaux, Republic of the Congo
North Sand Canyon, a valley in Catron County, New Mexico
Novoyampol' in Amurskaya Oblast', Russia

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Pan de Azucar, a mountain in Provincia de Guantanamo, Cuba
Quebrada La Noria, an intermittent stream in Departamento de Lambayeque, Peru
Qulban Wusayt, a well in Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia
Salu Mabasana, a stream in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Songgol-soryuji, a reservoir in South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Tadurga in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Taratia in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Thati in Goltakuri, Dang, Rapti Zone, Mid Western Region, Nepal
Vabkentskiy Rayon in Ukraine
Velan Kulam, a reservoir in Sri Lanka
Victoria Township in Custer County, Nebraska
Wadi al Muqaytilah, a wadi in Libya
Yundu in Likoma District, Northern Region, Malawi
Zhambay in Kazakhstan

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