Historica Places in Sri Lanka - By: Liane K. Rhodes

Sri Lanka goes by numerous names throughout its history. Until only recently, the isle country was officially named as the Dominion of Ceylon. The ancient Arabs once called it Serendip, and despite the fact that the name didn't catch on quite well, it has even so spawned a quite beautiful English word - serendipity, coined by Horace Walpole from your title of a story, "The Three Princes of Serendip", the protagonists of which "were often creating discoveries, by chance and sagacity, of things they were not hunting for". And this phrase remarkably describe what you ought to rather expect when creating Sri Lanka your travel destination.

This pearl-shaped island nation in South Asia, that is 31 kilometers off the southern coast of India, has a population of about 20 million inhabitants in all of its 65,610 sq. km. acreage. Sri Lanka is an epitome of rich variety in its physical compactness - a collective variety which stamps an indelible signature in virtually all facets of Sri Lankan life. From your breathtaking geographical features such as wetlands, lagoons, tropical rain forests and rivers, copiously enclosed by a wide expanse of scenic beaches and crystal-clear waters at the fringes; towards varied indigenous plants and creatures; and obviously, to the rich cultural diversity from the men and women - a effectively assimilated mix of ethnicity, religion, festivals, customs and traditions, and food, descriptive with the island's continuous encounter with foreign traders and immigrants throughout its colored background.

Sri Lanka could be the house of six Archeological Entire world Heritage Web-sites from the UNESCO that characterize well the country's deep cultural heritage, namely:

The ancient town of Sigiriya
The sacred town of Anuradhapura
The ancient metropolis of Polonnaruwa
The golden temple of Dambulla
The old town of Galle and its fortifications
The sacred city of Kandy

There is also a seventh Globe Heritage Web site - the Sinharaja Forest reserve, which is accordingly designated as an Ecological World Heritage Website by the UNESCO.

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