LAKDIVA
LAKDIVA |
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| The Ancient name for Sri Lanka, | 1972 CE | ||
| Ceylon | (English) | 1796 CE | |
| Ceilon | (Dutch) | 1656 CE | |
| Cilao | (Portuguese) | 1505 CE | |
| Pa-outchow | (Chinese) | 1407 CE | |
| Ilankai | (Thamil) | 1284 CE | |
| Serendib | (Arabic) | 0622 CE | |
| Lakdiva | (Sinhala) | 0307 BCE | |
| Taprobane | (Greek) | 0336 BCE | |
| Sihala | (Pali) | 0543 BCE | |
| Lanka | (Sanskrit) | 5114 BCE :-) | |
The Pearl of the Indian Ocean | |||
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LakdivaCoins Collection: Images and details from 300 BCE LakdivaNotes Collection: Images and details from 1785 CE Sakwala Chakraya: An ancient "Map of the Universe" from Lanka Short History of Lanka: by H. W. Codrington. Mahavamsa : 6th Century CE. Rare Maps with Ceylon online. Rare books on Ceylon online. 19th Century Ceylon: Articles online. Searching for Ceylon in USA In the Sunday Times of Lanka since 2002 |
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| by | Kavan U. Ratnatunga | |||
| at | Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka | |||
| kavanR @ yahoo.com | ||||
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