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Sri Lanka The island of Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean, to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The ancient and famous Sri Dalada Maligawa or "Temple of the Tooth" is the principal Buddhist Temple in Sri Lanka, and by tradition houses the Tooth of Buddha. According to traditional Sri Lankan chronicles (such as the Dipavamsa), Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the 2nd century BC by Venerable Mahinda, the son of the Emperor Ashoka, during the reign of Sri Lanka's King Devanampiyatissa. en.explicatus.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka   (6192 words)

Volunteer Sri Lanka -Info for Volunteers Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean beneath India, formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka Is a country with many different cultures and religions. Sri Lanka has a population of nearly 20 million: the resulting population density of 299 people per sq km is one of the highest in Asia. Sri Lanka’s executive president is elected for 6 years and has the power to appoint or dismiss members of the cabinet, including the prime minister and to dissolve parliament. www.volunteersrilanka.org /info2.html   (1541 words)

Sri Lanka: Travel and Exports Information - Sri Lanka News Sri Lankan Tamils form 18% of the population, and are concentrated mainly in the northeastern part of the country. The school of Buddhism followed in the country is the Theravada School and it was first brought to Sri Lanka in 2nd century BC by Mahinda, the son of Ashoka, the Indian emperor of that time. The British found that the uplands of Sri Lanka were very suited to coffee, tea and rubber cultivation, and by the mid 19th century, Ceylon tea had become a staple of the British market, bringing great wealth to a small class of white tea planters. www.srilanka.com /aboutsl.php   (2178 words)

Background Essay no. 63 | Sri Lanka | AskAsia.org Sri Lanka suffered severe damage and loss of life from the tsunami of 2004; what effect that disaster will have on the country’s political future remains to be seen. The division of Sri Lanka into a Tamil north and east, and a Sinhalese south, center and west, is thus not a new phenomenon of the 20th century, but a situation that has existed for hundreds of years. Sri Lanka began to feel the impact of Europe soon after Portuguese ships found their way to the Indian Ocean at the end of the 15th century. www.askasia.org /teachers/essays/essay.php?no=63   (1495 words)

Sri Lanka: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com Sri Lanka: Government - Government Sri Lanka is governed under the constitution of 1978. Sri Lanka's political decay: analysing the October 2000 and December 2001 parliamentary elections. Sri Lanka is an island with a land area of…" href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99147463.html?refid=ip_hf" target="_blank">Rabies in Sri Lanka: splendid isolation. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107992.html   (1219 words)

The Economy and Economic History of Sri Lanka The burgeoning coffee economy of Sri Lanka was destroyed by a leaf disease that spread throughout the plantations from the mid 1850's to 1870. Although Sri Lanka achieved independence with a relatively high level of education and literacy there was a negative side to the educational achievement of the British in Sri Lanka. The geography of Sri Lanka is dominated by the mountains and highlands that block the rainfall from the winds from the southwest and make north central Sri Lanka relatively dry. www2.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/srilanka.htm   (2179 words)

Analytic Paper: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has been desired by powerful nations due to its lush hillsides, which have proved perfect for growing tea, as well as its many naturally grown spices (Lerner 10). Sri Lanka's history of conflicts between the Tamils and Sinhalese are directly connected to its social and economic cleavages. Sri Lanka's social cleavages between its two major ethnic groups have directly impacted the political cleavages in the government. www.d.umn.edu /~schilton/1500/1500.SriLankaPaper.html   (2391 words)

Encyclopedia article: Geography of Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) According to temple records this natural causeway (A road that is raised above water or marshland or sand) was formerly complete, but was breached by a violent storm (probably a cyclone (A violent rotating windstorm)) in 1480. Sri Lanka (A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948) List of national parks of Sri Lanka (... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_sri_lanka.htm   (228 words)

About Sri Lanka Sri Lanka was a safe place for Tourism even during a 2 decade long ethnic conflict. Sri Lanka is a land of massive contrasts. Sri Lanka 's vast variety of habitats includes pristine rainforests, highland grasslands and tea plantations, virgin jungles, mangrove swamps, dry zone areas, white sandy beaches and several internationally recognized National Parks. www.srilankaecotourism.com /about_sl.htm   (1531 words)

Sri Lanka - Gurupedia The entire island was ceded to the British in 1796 and became a crown colony in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; in 1972 its name was changed to Sri Lanka and the capital was moved to Kotte. The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by www.gurupedia.com /s/sr/sri_lanka.htm   (1069 words)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has three main climatic zones, viz a wet zone comprising 1,54 million ha, a dry zone of 4.17 million ha and an intermediate zone of 0.85 million ha. Sri Lanka is a tropical island located to the south east of India in latitude 5°55'-9°50' N and longitude 79°45'-81°52' E. The land area is about 65,610 km2. Sri Lanka has its plantation crops like tea, rubber and coconut. www.hridir.org /countries/sri_lanka/index.htm   (259 words)

General Information on Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) Sri Lanka, once known as Ceylon, is one of those places where history seems to fade into the mists of legend. Sri Lanka has a history of metalwork utilising gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron and their various alloys. Two other Sri Lankan reptiles are the water monitor, found in foothills near Kandy and the riverine areas of the dry zone: and the widespread iguana, a tree-climbing insect eater. www.panlanka.com /panlanka/html/general_info.htm   (1653 words)

Sri Lanka Travel Guide: Geography & Climate Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean, located to the south of Indian Subcontinent. Rivers in Sri Lanka originates in the Central Highlands, near Adam's Peak and flow through the gorges, broad valley and plains and finally empty in the sea near Trincomalee, creating the different landscapes of escarpments, waterfalls and deep gorges. The longest river of Sri Lanka is the Mahaweli Ganga River with it length of 335 kilometers. www.sri-lanka-tour.com /travel-guide   (674 words)

Sri Lankan News.Net Kotugoda, Sri Lanka: One of the world's biggest solid tyre makers is trying to double its turnover and turn Sri Lanka into a key exporter of rubber products.Raw rubber has been the country's second... The Red Cross is quitting Sri Lanka's war front indefinitely in the island's north, because of fears of for its staff and civilians. Sri Lanka's sports minister on Monday extended Asantha de Mel's term as chairman of cricket selectors despite a call from the governing board of the sport for his dismissal. www.srilankannews.net   (1137 words)

Sri Lanka - geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) Millions of years ago Sri Lanka and India were bridged by a strip of land, remnants of which are still visible. Largely flat and rolling, the terrain is distinguished by a cluster of mountain peaks, the highest of which is the 8,281-foot- (2,524-metre) high Pidurutalagala in the south-central region of the country. Geologically, the island of Sri Lanka is considered a southerly extension of peninsular India (the Deccan), with which it shares a continental shelf and some of its basic lithologic and geomorphic characteristics. www.go-lanka.com /sri-lanka/srilanka-geography.html   (405 words)

Sri Lanka Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) SRI LANKA LIES practically in the center of the Indian Ocean and thus has climatic and cultural links with three continents. Monsoon winds, driving against Sri Lanka's peaks, support lush vegetation on the southern half of the island, but the northern half is a dry zone. From the perspective of the islander, however, the Indian influence is but the largest part of a continuing barrage of stimuli coming to Sri Lanka from all sides. www.country-studies.com /sri-lanka/geography.html   (205 words)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Ceylon) is located 7 degrees north of the equator, off the southern tip of India. Sri Lanka has a population of 19.1 million, 23 percent of whom live in urban areas. Sri Lanka became independent from Britain on Feb. 4, 1948, and it became a republic on May 22, 1972. www.mnstate.edu /gunarat/SLChapter.htm   (10015 words)

AllRefer.com - Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Country Study and Country Guide | Sri Lankan Information Resource Sri Lanka - DECLINE OF THE SINHALESE KINGDOM, 1200-1500 Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Migration to the South Sri Lanka - Penal Institutions and Trends in the Prison Population reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/sri-lanka   (564 words)

Sri Lanka - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and separated from India by the Palk Strait. In July 1987 the Sri Lankan and Indian governments agreed to a plan for Indian troops to enter the northern regions of the island and disarm the Tamil Tigers, which resulted in the deaths of some 1,200 Indian soldiers. In Dec. 1988 Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadsa was elected President and in Sept. 1989 the Indian and Sri Lankan governments agreed to a withdrawal of the Indian troops from the northern and eastern provinces, which was complete by Mar. 1990. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/srilanka.htm   (1372 words)

Tours Sri Lanka: Explore Sri Lanka Tour - Unwinding Path to History After breakfast, we hit the road to Trincomale - is the eastern trip of Sri Lanka, where has one of the word's finest harbors with its long clean beaches, great surf, colorful town and shrubby park teeming with wildlife. Sri Maha Bodhi (Sacred Bo-Tree) was brought as a sapling of the tree under which prince Siddhartha attained to enlightenment and it is over 2,200 years old and is the oldest historically documented tree in the world. Sri Lankans smile constantly-perhaps amused, perhaps joyous-at the spectacles that surround their daily lives: stilt fisherman reeling in mullet along the south coast; teenaged couples walking the walls of the 17th-century Dutch fort in Galle; kids searing their tongues with a fiery curry meal. www.sri-lanka-tour.com /rxtslk-06.htm   (1513 words)

Sri Lanka Beaches, Beaches of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's oceans offer wonderful opportunities for the Angler with some large game fish being caught off the island. Considered as the southern capital (116 km from Colombo), Sri Lanka's fourth biggest town, Galle is the most historically interesting living city. It was the seaport of Sri Lanka before the Colombo Port was developed in the late 19 th century and it still handles shipping and cruising yachts today. www.adventurelanka.com /Sri_Lanka/sri_lanka_beaches.htm   (1931 words)

Sri Lanka map, buy Sri Lanka maps - Map Town Ltd. Also: Sri Lanka travel books and Sri Lanka travel guides. Sri Lanka map, buy Sri Lanka maps - Map Town Ltd. Also: Sri Lanka travel books and Sri Lanka travel guides. No matter what you seek in your journey to Sri Lanka, go prepared and have a great time. Buy a map of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka travel book to ensure you get the most out of your holiday. www.maptown.com /srilankamaps.html   (195 words)

The World Factbook 2004 -- Sri Lanka The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. Sri Lanka's most dynamic sectors now are food processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, telecommunications, and insurance and banking. www.brainyatlas.com /geos/ce.html   (1203 words)

Facts About Sri Lanka Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Sri Lanka's most dynamic sectors now are food processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, telecommunications, and insurance and banking. worldfacts.us /Sri-Lanka.htm   (810 words)

Space Elevator: Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) In Arthur C. Clarke's novel, Fountains of Paradise, engineers built a space elevator on the mythical island of Taprobane, which was closely based on Sri Lanka, a real island near the southern tip of India. Clarke made one important change to the geography of Sri Lanka/Taprobane: he moved the island 800 km south so that it straddles the equator. At the moment, Sri Lanka lies between 6 and 10 degrees north. www.lycos.com /info/space-elevator--sri-lanka.html   (279 words)

Sri Lanka Travel & Tourism - Sri Lanka Explorer Carnegie and the missionary notion of idolatry in Sri Lanka by V. Basnayake TRILOGY AND THE BURGHERS OF SRI LANKA CARL MULLER Immigrant Indians in Sri Lanka by W. Jayasinghe by Prof. www.infolanka.com /org/srilanka/hist.html   (1258 words)

Geography Of Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) If you would like to use this flag of Sri Lanka or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. If you would like to use this map of Sri Lanka or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. If you would like to use this information for Sri Lanka or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/sri_lanka_country_geography.shtml   (306 words)

Political Geography of Nationalism in Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) The objective of the course is to critically study the political geography of nationalist politics in Sri Lanka. Ethnicism in the Studies of ethnonationalism in Sri Lanka. Hennayake (1995) "The Muslim Politics in the Ethnonationalist Crisis in Sri Lanka". www.nationalismproject.org /links/Coursesyll/srilanka.html   (325 words)

sri lanka geography and other sri lanka related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08) Main article: Geography of Sri Lanka The island of Sri Lanka lies within the Indian Ocean, with the Bay of Bengal to the northeast. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and... Geography Sri Lanka Top of Page Location: Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India Geographic coordinates: 7 00 N, 81 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 65,610 sq km land... www.nethorde.com /sri_lanka/sri-lanka-geography.html   (329 words)

Sri Lanka - Map - Geography Currently, the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party has a more statist economic approach, which seeks to reduce poverty by steering investment to disadvantaged areas, developing small and medium enterprises, promoting agriculture, and expanding the already enormous civil service. Although suffering a brutal civil war that began in 1983, Sri Lanka saw GDP growth average 4.5% in the last 10 years with the exception of a recession in 2001. Sri Lanka's most dynamic sectors now are food processing, textiles and apparel, food and beverages, port construction, telecommunications, and insurance and banking. www.exxun.com /SriLanka/b_mp.html   (1186 words)

NBC: Disaster scale challenges relief efforts - Tsunami, a Year Later - MSNBC.com In Sri Lanka, one of the single deadliest tsunami-related incidents occurred when a passenger train was swept off its tracks on the outskirts of the small town of Hikkaduwa, a resort area popular with surfers and Westerners. Thousands of Sri Lankans are believed to be missing in territory held by Tamil rebels, who had waged a two-decade old battle against the government. James Hattori is an NBC News correspondent on assignment in Galle, Sri Lanka. msnbc.msn.com /id/6780734   (702 words)

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