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Cultural Tour Attractions In Western Province

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The Western Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. The province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.
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Cultural Tour Attractions In Western Province

  • 9. Lanka Travel Gate - Day Tours Colombo
    Eight sites of Sri Lanka have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage, namely, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa , the ancient city of Sigiriya , the Golden Temple of Dambulla , the old town of Galle and its fortifications , the sacred city of Anuradhapura , the sacred city of Kandy , Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka .
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  • 11. Lankan Holiday Partner Negombo
    Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka have been counted in recent times as consisting of as little as 0.035% of the population to as high as 19.6%. It is likely that there are around 1,100,000 LGBTQIA according to current mapping conventions.A 135 year old British law criminalizing gay sex remains on the books, however the law is not used and remains a dormant law. The US Department for Justice wrote that the police were not actively arresting and prosecuting those who engaged in LGBT activity and that the provisions have also reportedly not led to any convictions to date despite complaints citing the provisions of the law [being] received by the police. It has also been ruled unenforcable by the Supreme Court.Sri Lanka has implemented anti-discrimination laws for homosexuals as part of its const...
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  • 13. Maha Lanka Tours Colombo
    The Viharamahadevi Park is a public park located in Colombo, next to the National Museum in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and largest park of the Port of Colombo. Situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall building, the park is named after Queen Viharamahadevi, the mother of King Dutugamunu. The park was built on land donated to the Colombo city by Charles Henry de Soysa during the British rule of Sri Lanka, and used to be named Victoria Park after Queen Victoria. During World War II it was occupied by the British Army with Australian 17th Brigade based at Victoria Park. After the war the park was restored and open to the public in 1951. There used to be a cricket ground in the park, which was used for first-class cricket between 1927 and 1995. Ceylon played against a touring English te...
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