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World Famous Man Made Islands

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Today, in the current world there are some artificial islands which are created by humans are erected near by the coastal belt. Port City which is erected in Sri Lanka is a nice example for that. Besides there are some artificial islands in the world. Thery are given below. These are the most beautiful & famous top 10 islands in the world. This concept was introduced for some reasons. They are;  to enlarge the current city, create a harbour & airport, to build a merchant cities. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai This island is located on the Jumeirah coastal area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This island extends into the Persian Gulf. It made by the shape of Palm Tree. It joins with the main island by using bridges. By constructing this island they increased their coastal belt from 520Km. The World, Dubai These islands constructed as a shape of world map. This also located at Dubai. This is 4Km away from the coastal belt. This was m

Ambuluwawa Mountain Hill

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Ambuluwawa is such a nice place on the earth which is located in the Gampola, Sri Lanka. Ambuluwawa is a mountain & it considered as the highest tourist attraction place in Sri Lanka. There are so many local and foreign visitors come here to see the beauty of nature.  Though it is a hard journey to climb the mountain on foot, many people used to travel by foot because they love to feel the beauty & experiences with their own eyes too. It is not the barriers for vehicle entrance. If you can't travel by foot there is not need to worry about it. You can able to reach the mountain peak by your own vehicle. But I suggest you to go there by foot. Because if offers you many more wonderful scenes which you ever seen. Such a nice feeling. So that don't miss that chance. Ambuluwawa is the bio diversity complex. There are so many species of trees and it gives a cool climate for everyone. Because of this reason it is good for the people who climb the mountain. They hav

Lace Industry in Sri Lanka

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In mythology there were many stories in Lace Industry. Most of people have known that it was introduced by Portuguese people with their immigration. In ancient times the person called "Prince Vijaya" came to Sri Lanka. At that time there was a Queen called "Kuveni" was spinning threads. It has a doubt for what she used those threads. Is it used for making Lace or not. It is a confused one. In Lace Industry, Galle is the well known city in Sri Lanka. The "Gamperaliya" which was created by Lester James Peris & "Kadulla" which was created by Darmasena Pathiraja both film had some scenes of weaving women. It tells about popularity of Lace Industry Southern coastal belt of Low country.  Today it has a improvement of so many different shapes & patterns. It spreads at a coastal belt from Kalutara to Matara. There are so many traditional families which used to weave Lace from generation to generation. 

Islands in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is an island which covered by the Indian Ocean and also such a paradise for everyone in all over the world. Most of them loved it very much because of its natural beauty. Many foreign visitors come here to visit places in Sri Lanka. There are so many well known places have there like Sigiriya, Sinharaja rainforest, Hikkaduwa coral reef, Yala National Park, Hortan plains & etc. Though there are so many places have to visit, I think you haven't any idea about the islands which is in Sri Lanka. Most of you didn't know more about that. So that I thought it is better to inform those island for your destinations. Every people love to travel. They used to travel by using their leisure time. In current world people are busying with their jobs. They have less time to get free from their official works. So that they manage a nice small trip to spend their vacation happily and leisurely. In this journey, money is a essential thing for travellers. They always try to

Sri Lankan Traditional Masks

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When I am talking about Traditional Masks, it is better to tell you something about Ambalangoda. It is a well known city for mask making industry which is located at South Western coastal belt of Sri Lanka. It is really amazing art & culture.  There was a ancient story behind the mask making industry. Today, masks are used for various rituals & dance performances. According to ancient believes, it also use to cure sicknesses.  In mask making industry they used " Rukkattana " and " Diyakandura " as a timber because it must be a light and durable timber. Those trees have that qualities. So that they selected it for their crafts. After making their masks they uses decorative methods for makes its beauty. They used nice colours for that. There are three types of mask categories in Sri Lanka. They are ; Kolam Mask Sanni Mask Raksha Mask Kolam Mask Kolam Masks are used mainly in dramas. Jasaya & Lenchina both are famous masks