Mathara Aachchi
Mathara may refer to : * Mathara in Numidia, an ancient city and present titular see in North Africa * Matara, Sri Lanka * Mathara dynasty The Mathara (IAST: Māṭhara) dynasty ruled in the Kalinga region of eastern India during 4th and 5th centuries CE. Their territory included parts of the area between the present-day Ganjam district of Odisha in north and the Srikakulam distri ...

Mathara In Numidia
Mathara was an Ancient city and suffragan bishopric in the Roman province of Numidia, in present Algeria. Titular see In 1933, the bishopric was nominally revived as titular see, of the lowest (episcopal) rank, with a single exception, the present, archiepiscopal incumbent. It had following incumbents, mostly Latin: * Laurenz Böggering (25 July 1967 – 10 January 1996) * Alois Schwarz (27 December 1996 – 22 May 2001) * David Motiuk (5 April 2002 – 25 January 2007) * Franz-Josef Overbeck (18 July 2007 – 28 October 2009) * Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun (5 January 2010 – 19 January 2015), then auxiliary eparch of the Eastern Catholic (Alexandrian Rite) Metropolitan Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba; next appointed suffragan of that Metropolitan in the newly created Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Bahir Dar–Dessie * Titular Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader (23 May 2015—), Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Ri ...
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Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara ( si, මාතර, translit=Māthara, ta, மாத்தறை, translit=Māttaṟai) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, and it is the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District. Etymology Consist of two elements, the term Matara gives its meaning as ''the Great Ferry'', that may be the meaning "great seaport" or "great fortress". It is also thought as being derived from the mispronunciation of the word 'Matora' by the Portuguese who called it 'Mature' or ''Maturai'' in 1672. The native word 'Matora' might also derived from 'Maha Tera' meaning the place where the Great River was crossed. It was also called 'Maha Tota' (Malo Tota) or Maha- pattana, the great ferry.''Maha Ethara'' meaning "great ford". Today, the Nilwala River runs through Matara and it is said that there was a wide area where ferries used to c ...
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