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Sri Lanka Cities and Tourism Object Videos
- Aberdeen Fall
- Arugam Bay
- Baker's Fall
- Bambarakanda Fall
- Batticaloa Beach
- Bentota Beach
- Beruwela Beach
- Devon Fall
- Elgin Falls
- Esala Festival
- Gal Oya National Park
- Hikkaduwa Beach
- Horton Plains National Park
- Kalkuda & Pasikuda
- Kalutara Beach
- Koggala Beach
- Laxapana Falls
- Manawela Fall
- Minneriya National Park
- Mirissa Beach
- Mount Lavinia
- Munneswaram Temple
- Negombo Beach
- Nilaveli Beach
- Polhena Beach
- Rajamaha Vihara
- Ramazan Festival
- Ramboda Falls
- St Clair's Falls
- Thangalle Beach
- The Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- Trincomalee Beach
- Uda Walawe National Park
- Udawattakelle Sanctuary
- Unawatuna Beach
- Wasgamuwa National Park
- Weligama Beach
- Yala National Park
- Ambalangoda
- Ampara
- Anuradhapura
- Badulla
- Balangoda
- Battaramulla
- Batticaloa
- Beruwala
- Chavakacheri
- Colombo
- Daluguma
- Dambulla
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- Galle
- Gampola
- Halawata
- Hambantota
- Hatton
- Hendala
- Homagama
- Ja-Ela
- Jaffna
- Kalmunai
- Kalutara
- Kandana
- Kandy
- Kattankudy
- Katunayake
- Kegalla
- Kelaniya
- Keselwatta
- Kilinochchi
- Kolonnawa
- Kotikawatta
- Kotte
- Maharagama
- Mannar Island
- Matale
- Matara
- Moratuwa
- Mulleriyawa
- Nawalapitiya
- Negombo
- Nuwara Eliya
- Panadraya
- Point Pedro
- Puttalam
- Ragama
- Ratnapura
- Seethawakapura
- Trincomalee
- Valvettithurai
- Vavuniya
- Wattala
- Welesara
- Weligama
About Sri Lanka Country
Sri Lanka (from the Sanskrit “Venerable Island”), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (pronounced /ˌʃriːˈlɑːŋkɑː/, Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon (/sɪˈlɒn/) before 1972 and as Taprobane (/təˈprɒbəniː/) in ancient times), is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. It is home to around twenty million people. Because of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia.[citation needed] It has been a center of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times.[citation needed] The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population; Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, form the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs and the Malays.The country is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconuts and rubber.[citation needed] The natural beauty of Sri Lanka's tropical forests, beaches and landscape, as well as its rich cultural heritage, make it a world famous tourist destination.[citation needed]
After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815.[citation needed] During World War II, Sri Lanka served as an important base for Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese Empire. A nationalist political movement arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after peaceful negotiations in 1948.
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