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Sri Lanka: Media

Videos

Learn about the production of Ceylon cinnamon from bark peeling to the powdered spice
Overview of cinnamon, with a focus on its production in Sri Lanka.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

Images

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Nuwara Eliya
Tea plantation in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Wolfgang Beyer
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Kandy, Sri Lanka: Dalada Maligava
Dalada Maligava (“Temple of the Tooth”), where a tooth of the Buddha is believed...
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Colombo
Town hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: Adam's Peak
Adam's Peak, southwestern Sri Lanka.
Ed Lark—Artstreet
Sri Lanka: elephants
Elephants in Sri Lanka.
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Kandy
Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Bernard Gagnon
tea plantation
Tea plantation, Sri Lanka.
Colby Otero
Sri Lanka: stilt fishing
Sri Lankans using stilts to practice a traditional form of fishing.
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Kiri Vihara Stupa
Kiri Vihara Stupa, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: ancient city of Sigiriya
The rock pillar upon which are the ruins of an ancient stronghold, Sigiriya, central...
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Buddha statue in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
A 12th-century Buddha statue in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
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Abhayagiri stupa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Ancient Abhayagiri stupa (shrine) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, c. 4th century
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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka: apsara
Painted figure of a celestial dancer (apsara), Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 6th...
P. Chandra
vatadage in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
The vatadage, a structure to house a relic of the Buddha, in Polonnaruwa,...
ZEFA
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike.
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The world's first woman prime minister
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, 1960.
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Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo, Sri Lanka, shortly after his victory in the January...
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Indo-Iranian languages
Distribution of Indo-Iranian languages.
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Audio

National anthem of Sri Lanka
The instrumental version of the national anthem of Sri Lanka.

Interactives

Sri Lanka: Religious affiliation
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Sri Lanka: Urban-rural
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Sri Lanka: Age breakdown
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Sri Lanka: Major import sources
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Sri Lanka: Major export destinations
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