Friday, May 10, 2013
Rukada in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's documented history spans three thousand years.Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka is a diverse country home to many religions, ethnicities and languages. The Sinhalese are the majority, although there are many ethnic minorities, including Sri Lankan Tamils,Moors, Indian Tamils, Burghers, Malays, Kaffirs and the aboriginal Vedda. Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage, and the first known Buddhist writings were composed on the island.The country's recent history has been marred by a thirty-year civil war which decisively but controversially ended in a military victory in 2009.
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