Matara

E323360

city populated place

Matara is a major coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its historic fort, beaches, and role as a regional commercial and transport hub.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Matara canonical	18
city of Matara	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ populated place ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasBeach	Matara Beach ⓘ Polhena Beach ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fishing ⓘ services ⓘ tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	University of Ruhuna ⓘ surface form: University of Ruhuna (faculties near Matara)
hasLandmark	Dutch Reformed Church, Matara ⓘ Matara Fort ⓘ Old Nupe Market ⓘ Parevi Dupatha Temple ⓘ Star Fort ⓘ Weherahena Temple ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Galle ⓘ Hambantota ⓘ
hasRailwayLine	Coastal Line ⓘ
hasRiver	Nilwala River ⓘ
hasRoad	A2 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Expressway access ⓘ
hasStructureType	fortified city ⓘ
hasTransportMode	bus transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ
historicalInfluence	British colonial period ⓘ Dutch colonial period ⓘ Portuguese colonial period ⓘ
isCoastalCity	true ⓘ
isCommercialCenterFor	southern Sri Lanka ⓘ
isDistrictCapitalOf	Matara District ⓘ
isRegionalHub	true ⓘ
isTransportHubFor	southern Sri Lanka ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn	Matara District ⓘ Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedOn	Indian Ocean ⓘ southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ
timeZone	Sri Lanka Standard Time ⓘ
utcOffset	+05:30 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Province, Sri Lanka → containsCity → Matara ⓘ

University of Ruhuna → locatedIn → Matara ⓘ

Colombo–Matara railway line → connects → Matara ⓘ

A2 coastal highway → connectsCity → Matara ⓘ

A2 coastal highway → terminusCity → Matara ⓘ

Hambantota → nearbyCity → Matara ⓘ

Faculty of Science → locatedIn → Matara ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna

Matara District → capital → Matara ⓘ

Matara District → administrativeCenter → Matara ⓘ

Matara District → hasCity → Matara ⓘ

Tangalle → hasNearbySettlement → Matara ⓘ

Weligama → nearbyPlace → Matara ⓘ

Mirissa → hasNearbyCity → Matara ⓘ

Faculty of Agriculture → city → Matara ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna

Wellamadama campus → near → Matara ⓘ

this entity surface form: city of Matara

Matara railway station → locatedIn → Matara ⓘ

Sri Lankan national highway network → connects → Matara ⓘ

Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka → connectsCity → Matara ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka)

Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka → passesNear → Matara ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka)