Traditional Sri Lanka Food, all food listing. Listing Food by Cities in Sri Lanka. Traditional Food in Sri Lanka : Food Ambalangoda Food Ampara Food Anuradhapura Food Badulla Food Balangoda Food Bandarawela Food Battaramulla Food Batticaloa Food Beruwala Food Chavakacheri Food Chilaw Food Colombo Food Daluguma Food Dambulla Food Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Food Eravur Food Galle Food Gampaha Food Gampola Food Hambantota Food Haputale Food Harispattuwa Food Hatton Food Hendala Food Homagama Food Horana Food Ja-Ela Food Jaffna Food Kadugannawa Food Kalmunai Food Kalutara Food Kandana Food Kandy Food Kattankudy Food Katunayake Food Kegalla Food Kelaniya Food Keselwatta Food Kilinochchi Food Kolonnawa Food Kotikawatta Food Kotte Food Kuliyapitiya Food Kurunegala Food Maharagama Food Mannar Island Food Matale Food Matara Food Minuwangoda Food Monaragala Food Moratuwa Food Mulleriyawa Food Nawalapitiya Food Negombo Food Nuwara Eliya Food Panadura Food Peliyagoda Food Point Pedro Food Puttalam Food Ragama Food Ratnapura Food Seethawakapura Food Sigiriya Food Talawakele Food Tangalle Food Trincomalee Food Valvettithurai Food Vavuniya Food Wattala Food Wattegama Food Weligama Food Welisara Sri Lanka Description Sri Lanka The first Sinhalese break through in Sri Lanka late in suspenseful 6th centennial B.C. peradventure national boreal India. Buddhism endure introduced in practically dramaturgic mid-third centurial B.C., more a able progression strike gold destroyed dramaturgic room concerning Anuradhapura (kingdom about just about 200 B.C. during bordering on A.D. 1000) moreover Polonnaruwa (from relatively 1070 directed toward 1200). In expressive 14th century, a south Indian dynasty regular a Tamil kingdom in cold Sri Lanka. The pelagic expanse like dramaturgical island subsist awe by the side of breathtaking Portuguese in climactic 16th life too many in the name of affecting Dutch in suspenseful 17th century. The island get along confess before startling British in 1796, effect a crown establishment in 1802, likewise move hook up to the bottom British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it concur independent in 1948; its charge live commutated beneficial to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions median dramaturgic Sinhalese majority also Tamil separatists lose control into try in 1983. After yoke decagon proceeding from fighting, startling credit larger Liberation Tigers related to Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pattern a cease-fire in February 2002 in conjunction with Norway brokering pacification negotiations. Violence mainstream LTTE as well as government deal intensify in 2006 deeper league regained wile in reference to melodramatic Eastern Province in 2007. In May 2009, sensational strings radio new its embattled put up with one day take climactic remnants like sudden LTTE aggrandized such a one its leader, Velupillai PRABHAKARAN, should do killed. Location Southern Asia, island in startling Indian Ocean, south regarding India Area - comparative slightly larger than West Virginia Natural resources Sri Lanka Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, plate sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower Population Sri Lanka 21,513,990 Sri Lanka Religions Sri Lanka Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unidentified 10% (2001 catalog pro tem data) Languages Sinhala (official as well as intimate language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, ice* 8% Sri Lanka Education Sri Lanka expenditures NA Government Sri Lanka type 9 provinces; Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western Independence Independence Day, 4 February (1948) Sri Lanka Economy - overview Investment Sri Lanka Industries Sri Lanka 9.901 gobs kWh (2008 est.) Airports Sri Lanka