Monday, December 8, 2008

Sri Lanka is an very beautiful island nation in South Asia, located 31 kilometres off the southern coast of India, sub-continent between 5° and 10° north of the equater.The island has a total land area of 65000 km2 and coastline of about 1585 km of which 300km are beaches and sand dunes.This country is home to around twenty million people.
Sri Lanka officially identify as the Democratic Socialist Rpublic of Sri Lanka. It’s known as Ceylon before 1972 .
Because of its location Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia. Likewise Sri Lanka is a tropical country. To day, the country is a multi-religious and multi-ehnic nation.
Sri lanka has been a center of Buddhist religion and has good culture from ancient times.Other religions are Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population.Other communities are Tamils ,Moors, Malays and the Burghers.
Sri Lanka famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, coconut and rubber.
The natural beauty of Sri lanka’s tropical forests, beaches and landscape attract tourists.









FAMOUS HIKKADUWA TOWN

Hikkaduwa is a place on the south coast of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province, about 20 km north-west of Galle. Hikkaduwa is famous for corals.There is big corel reef located in the Hikkaduwa.Hikkaduwa is very popular with board-surfers. It's a well-known international destination for board-surfing. Likewise Hikkaduwa beach is famous among foreigners because most elegant beach is located there


HAKGALA BOTANICAL GARDEN


Hakgala Botanical garden is most famous botanical garden of Sri Lanka. This garden is at between Nuwaraeliya and Welimada twons.Hakgala is coolest and most beautiful garden of Sri Lanka.
There are several animals plants and various things to seen in Hakgala. You can see beautiful flowers which are related to Sri Lanka, when you travel there.




THE HORTAN PLAINS


The most famous place of foreigners in Sri Lanka is Horton plains because this place is very beautiful and very big. A lot of rivers of Sri Lanka is started in Horton plains. Water of this place is very cold and very pure.There has special two places and specially two Mountains to see. The places are Worlds End which which has highest gap in Sri Lanka and other place is Bakers Water fall which is very beautiful . You can travel to this place through the Nuwaraeliya town.This is elegant place for foreiners.


BABARAKANDA WATER FALL



Bambarakanda waterfall is highest waterfall of Sri Lanka and which is situated at Haldumulla,Badulla district of Sri Lanka. This waterfall is 241meters high. The water fall down with high rock and knock other rocks increase the beauty of this fall. Water comes to this fall from Horton place.This is very beautiful waterfall among the waterfalls in Sri Lanka.