The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country and an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Sri Lanka belongs to South Asia which includes countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives. According to wholevehicles, Sri Lanka has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The inhabitants of that time were converted to Buddhism as early as the third century BC. The…
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South Asia is a region in Asia that covers 4,480,000 km², which is 10 percent of Asia’s area. Parts of Afghanistan are sometimes included. The area is also called the Indian Subcontinent because it is located on its own continental plate separate from the rest of Asia. According to Countryaah.com, the region of South Asia includes the following nations: INDIA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH SRI LANKA BHUTAN MALDIVES Republic of India The…
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Literature Literature in Sri Lanka has been strongly dominated by Buddhism. Much of the extensive commentary literature on Palikanon is written in Ceylon, and the Sinhalese was used as a commentary language and in translations as well as in the editing of palite texts. The Sinhalese literature has consistently been written on a traditional and literary variant of the language, elu, used in inscriptions from the 7th century. Preserved works…
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Arrivals Airport The only international airport in Sri Lanka is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) near Katunayake, 30 km north of Colombo. There are exchange offices and bank counters here. It is recommended to confirm flights 72 hours before departure (especially with Sri Lankan Airlines). Airlines with flights to Sri Lanka The national airline in Sri Lanka is SriLankan Airlines. Airlines that offer flights to Sri Lanka are Austrian Airlines, Qatar…
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