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  • Thumbnail for Sri Lankan irrigation network
    The irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka were some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient world. The earliest examples of works in Sri Lanka...
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    of Sri Lanka has planned to recreate in the dry zone the lush, landscape associated with the irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka. Beginning in the...
    34 KB (3,402 words) - 22:44, 8 July 2024
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    of ancient Sri Lanka Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka Politics of Sri Lanka List of presidents of Sri Lanka List...
    83 KB (10,125 words) - 19:10, 19 July 2024
  • The ancient Sri Lankan people excelled in the construction of tanks (Wevas) or reservoirs, dagobas (or stupas), and palaces in Sri Lanka, as evident from...
    10 KB (1,163 words) - 00:40, 2 March 2024
  • An irrigation tank or tank is an artificial reservoir of any size. In countries like Sri Lanka and India they are part of historic methods of harvesting...
    14 KB (1,415 words) - 16:12, 17 July 2024
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    India were closely involved in the island's affairs from about the 2nd century BCE. The irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka dated from about 300 BC during...
    16 KB (1,738 words) - 17:09, 4 September 2023
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    Indic text in this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island...
    252 KB (21,833 words) - 20:02, 9 August 2024
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    Abhaya Wewa (category Irrigation in Sri Lanka)
    Anuradhapura Kingdom § Irrigation and water management Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka Basawakkulama inscription "King Pandukabhaya (437 BC – 367...
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    studied in conjunction with irrigation. There are several methods of irrigation that differ in how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also...
    81 KB (10,479 words) - 10:43, 11 August 2024
  • Giant's Tank (category Irrigation tanks in Sri Lanka)
    romanized: Kaṭṭukkarai Kuḷam; Sinhala: යෝධ වැව Yōdha Væva) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 10 mi (16 km) south east of Mannar. Some...
    7 KB (586 words) - 08:15, 28 September 2023
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    island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority...
    123 KB (12,836 words) - 17:56, 10 August 2024
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    largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the...
    76 KB (9,423 words) - 04:39, 25 July 2024
  • Basawakkulama inscription (category Sri Lanka inscriptions)
    earliest irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka and anciently known as the Abhaya Wewa or Abhayavāpī. The inscription was first published in 1960 by Senarath...
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    some to be an ancient tribe who once inhabited Sri Lanka and various parts of Southern India. There are references to Nagas in several ancient texts such...
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  • Henry Parker (author) (category Sri Lankan folklore)
    author. Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka Lanka Library "TOMBSTONE FOUND AT TISSAMAHARAMA | Genealogy Sri Lanka". 27...
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    Polonnaruwa period (category Ancient Sri Lanka)
    Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-1-932705-48-5. Broheir, R. L. (1937) Ancient Irrigation Works in Ceylon. 3 vols...
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  • period of Sri Lanka. He is considered to be the pioneer of the construction of large-scale irrigation works and underground waterways in Sri Lanka to support...
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    see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is a site...
    26 KB (3,102 words) - 19:57, 8 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Mahāvaṃsa
    historical chronicle of Sri Lanka until the period of Mahasena of Anuradhapura. It was written in the style of an epic poem written in the Pali language. It...
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    Anuradhapura Kingdom (category 4th-century BC establishments in Sri Lanka)
    established kingdom in ancient Sri Lanka related to the Sinhalese people. According to the Mahāvaṃsa, it was founded by King Pandukabhaya in 437 BC, whose authority...
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