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  2. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

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    The south contains a man-made reservoir; these were extensively used from the previous capital of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Five gates were placed at entrances. The more elaborate western gate is thought to have been reserved for the royals. [10] [11]

  3. Genetic studies on Sinhalese - Wikipedia

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    In the Vedda people of Sri Lanka it reaches its highest frequency of 13.33% (subclade U7a). It is speculated that large-scale immigration carried these mitochondrial haplogroups into India. [26] Chaubey states that "considerable number of maternal lineages of Sri Lanka is shared with India, more precisely with southern part of India." [27]

  4. Culture of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Culturally, Sri Lanka possesses strong links to both India and Southeast Asia. [ 1] For over 2,500 years, India and Sri Lanka have nurtured a legacy of historical, cultural, religious, spiritual, and linguistic connections. The country has a rich artistic tradition, with distinct creative forms that encompass music, dance, and the visual arts.

  5. Sinhalese people - Wikipedia

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    other Indo-Aryans [ 14] The Sinhalese people ( Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva ), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. [ 15][ 16] They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan ...

  6. National symbols of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    National symbols of Sri Lanka. The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country and its people within Sri Lanka and abroad as well as traditions, culture, history and geography.

  7. Sinhala script - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Sinhala script ( Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva ), also known as Sinhalese script, is a writing system used by the Sinhalese people and most Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Sinhala language as well as the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit. [ 3]

  8. Demographics of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [16] [17] [18] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.

  9. Polonnaruwa - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] At that time Sri Lanka was known as Thambapanni. Trade and agriculture flourished under the patronage of the famous grandson of King Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa, king Prakramabahu the Great, who was so adamant that no drop of water falling from the heavens was to be wasted and each was to be used toward the development of the land.

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