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History Of Uva Province
Sri Lanka is divided into nine provinces and Uva Province has a distinct place among them. The natural environment and the history of the province are the main reasons for this. Name When the wind blows through the mountains, a "hoo" sound is generated. It is believed from the tales that the word "hoo-wa" is later transformed into "Uva". But how and when it is used is never mentioned. Establishment In the 19th century Governor of Ceylon, Lord Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon established the Uva province. Before that the divisions Bintenna, Wiyaluwa, Wellassa, Udukinda, Yatikinda belonged to Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province and Wellawaya and Buttala belonged to the Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern Province. Administration divisions The province had been divided into seven provincial financial control divisions * Udukinda * Yatikinda * Buttala * Wellawaya * Wellassa * Wiyaluwa * Bintenna Udukinda and Yatikinda The word "Kinda" d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettampitiya
Ettampitiya () is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located in the Badulla District, Uva Province. It is located south-west of Badulla Badulla (, ; ,) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is located in the southeast of Kandy, almost enci ..., at the junction of the A5 highway ( Peradeniya-Badulla- Chenkalady highway) and B43 road. Religion * Ettampitiya Sri Neegrodarama Temple Education * Ettampitiya Central College * Ettampitiya Hindu College * Ettampitiya National School Attractions * Gerandi Ella Falls * Kotugodella fort (ruins) See also * Towns in Uva References External links * Towns in Badulla District {{UvaLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keppetipola Disawe
Rajapaksa Wickramasekera Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Monarawila Keppetipola ( Sinhala:රාජපක්ෂ වික්රමසේකර මුදියන්සේලාගේ බණ්ඩාරනායක මොනරවිල කැප්පැටිපොල), more widely known as Keppetipola Disawe was a Disawe, a high-ranking official under the rule of King Sri Wikrama Rajasinghe and later under the British Administration in Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). He was a prominent leader of the Uva rebellion of 1818 after he joined the rebels whom he was sent to suppress by the British. The rebellion was defeated by the British, and Keppetipola Disawe along with several other leaders of the rebellion were found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death. He is well known for the exceptional courage that he showed at the moment of his execution and is now a national hero of Sri Lanka. Early life and family Keppetipola was born in Galboda to Golahala Nilame a courti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uva Rebellion
UVA most often refers to: * Ultraviolet A, a wavelength of light * University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Uva, UVA and UvA may also refer to: Arts and media * Uva, a fictional academy in the ''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet'' video games * United Visual Artists, a British art and design group * '' Until Victory Always: A Memoir'', by Gaelic footballer Jim McGuinness Economics * Unidad Valor Adquisitivo, an Argentinian financial instrument Education * Uva College, Badulla, a school in Sri Lanka * State University of Vale do Acaraú, Ceará, Brazil * University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (, UvA) * University of Vaasa, Finland * University of Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain * Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil () * University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Places * Uva, Missouri, United States * Uva, Wyoming, United States * Uva Province, Sri Lanka * Uva, Russia * Uva, Vimioso, Portugal * Uva, Ristijärvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dambagalla
Dambagalla is a village and former Union Council in Monaragala District, Uva Province, southeastern-central Sri Lanka. It lies by road to the north of Monaragala, off the Colombo-Batticaloa highway (A4).Google Maps Google, Retrieved 13 May 2020. History A tea plantation was established at Dambagalla in 1912. It was operated by English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesales Societies from 1912 to 1917. In September 2014 the residence of |
British Ceylon
British Ceylon (; ), officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies from 1833 to 1931 and finally the Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies from 1931 to 1948, was the British Empire, British Crown colony of present-day Sri Lanka between 1796 and 4 February 1948. Initially, the area it covered did not include the Kingdom of Kandy, which was a protectorate, but from 1817 to 1948 the British possessions included the whole island of Ceylon, now the nation of Sri Lanka. The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British Empire. It ended over 2300 years of Sinhalese monarchy rule on the island. The British rule on the island lasted until 1948 when the country regained Sri Lankan independence movement, independence following the Sri Lankan inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of ''Dendrocalamus sinicus'' having individual stalks (Culm (botany), culms) reaching a length of , up to in thickness and a weight of up to . The internodes of bamboos can also be of great length. ''Kinabaluchloa, Kinabaluchloa wrayi'' has internodes up to in length. and ''Arthrostylidium schomburgkii'' has internodes up to in length, exceeded in length only by Cyperus papyrus, papyrus. By contrast, the stalks of the tiny bamboo Raddiella, ''Raddiella vanessiae'' of the savannas of French Guiana measure only in length by about in width. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but it most likely comes from the Dutch language, Dutch or Portuguese language, Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahiyangana
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas (two tribes which then inhabited the area) and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Then the Buddha preached Dhamma to Sumana Saman, a leader in this area, to whom the Buddha gave a handful of his hair relic so that people could worship. After that Sumana Saman (now the god Sumana Saman) built a golden chethiya in which the sacred hair relic was deposited. Later on about seven chethiyas were built over the original golden chethiya from time to time, the last one being built by the King Dutugemunu. As such, this historic town is a very sacred place for Buddhists. Mahiyanganaya is a Sinhala Buddhist stronghold in Sri Lanka.Religious composition in Mahiyanganaya DS Division according to 2012 census is Buddhists 73,410-96.89 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutugemunu
Dutugamunu (, ), also known as Duṭṭhagāmaṇī Abhaya, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for first uniting the whole island of Sri Lanka by defeating and overthrowing Elara, a Tamil king from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Anuradhapura kingdom in 205 BC. Dutugamunu also expanded and beautified the city of Anuradhapura and projected the power of the Rajarata kingdom across the island of Sri Lanka. Due to his significance as one of the most potent symbols of Sinhalese historical power, Dutugamunu's story is swathed in myth and legend. However, many aspects of the accounts of his life have been verified by contemporary inscriptions, and the basic account of his life is generally accepted as accurate. Etymology Dutugamunu (, ) is also known in Pali as Duṭṭhagāmaṇī Abhaya. The Mahavamsa describes how as a youth he mocked his father Kavantissa, king of Ruhuna, for refusing to wage war against the powerf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunugala
Lunugala is a town in the Sri Lankan province of Uva. There are 28 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Lunugala Divisional Secretariat Division The town is placed in middle of a mountain range. It was called "Pattipola" () in the past. Its main agricultural product is tea. There are many beautiful tea estates in Lunugala as Adawatta Estate, Park Estate, Hopton Estate, Showlands Estate and Madolsima Plantation. Additionally people cultivate pepper, cinnamon and cacao. Society & Population Distribution Basically the society of lunugala consists of three major types—Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims. These people live peacefully together. In some places there are cross marriages as Tamil-Muslims, Muslim-Sinhala and Tamil-Sinhala. File:Population by religion.jpg, Lunugala population by religion According to Census of Population Housing SL,2011 File:Population by gender.jpg, Lunugala population by gender, According to Census of Population Housing SL,2011 File:Population by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badulla
Badulla (, ; ,) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is located in the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The city is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains (highest peak above sea level). It was a base of a pre-colonial Sinhalese local prince (regional king) who ruled the area under the main King in Kandy before it became part of the British Empire. Later, it became one of the provincial administrative hubs of the British rulers. The city was the terminus of upcountry railway line built by the British in order to take mainly tea plantation products to Colombo. Climate Badulla has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: ''Am'') characterized by mild temperatures (18°C-26°C) and a significant amount of rainfall. Badulla has a wet season from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambewela
Ambewela (; ) is a village, and a hill station, located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. The area is also sometimes called "Little New Zealand". The town is approximately south-east of the district capital Nuwara Eliya. Ambewela is also a service centre for the New Galway tea planting district. Climate and vegetation Due to the high altitude of , the mean annual temperature in the area is below , while frost is common during winter. Ambewela is popular for being the highest (in altitude) and widest grassland in Sri Lanka. Mammals such as the Sambar Deer and Leopard dominate the majority of the forest cover around the area. Ambewela is situated en route to the Horton Plains National Park and is famous for scenic landscapes, '' Rhododendron arboreum'' flowers, and the World's End, which is a deep cliff. Similar to Horton Plains and Ohiya, this site is also one of the Important Bird Areas of Sri Lanka, making the area a popular location for birdwatching as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
