Ruhuna region
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The Ruhuna region is a historic area in southern Sri Lanka, known as an ancient Sinhalese kingdom and cultural heartland centered around cities like Tissamaharama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruhuna region canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former kingdom
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| centeredAround | Tissamaharama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Bundala National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kataragama sacred city NERFINISHED ⓘ Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Yala National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient irrigation tanks ⓘ ancient stupas of Tissamaharama ⓘ paddy cultivation areas ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Hambantota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kataragama NERFINISHED ⓘ Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangalle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tissamaharama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Kirindi Oya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menik Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ Walawe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Kataragama Devalaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirivehera NERFINISHED ⓘ Tissamaharama Vihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Tissamaharama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Rohana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPopulation | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sinhalese Buddhist culture
ⓘ
ancient hydraulic civilization ⓘ resistance against foreign invasions ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ wildlife and national parks ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Uva Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sinhalese cultural sphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | power base for Sinhalese rulers ⓘ |
| subregionOf | Southern Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasKingdomDuring |
Anuradhapura period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polonnaruwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.