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Fun fact 4 about Sri Lanka

Ptolemy's world map of Ceylon, first century CE, in a 1535 publication
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Sri Lanka's irrigation system was extensively expanded during the reign of Parākramabāhu the Great, who built 1,470 reservoirs.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Area
65,610 km²
Location
Sri Lanka
20th largest island in the world

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.

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