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    Ratnapura (Sinhala: රත්නපුර; Tamil: இரத்தினபுரி) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa...
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    The Kalachuris of Ratnapura, also known as the Haihayas of Ratanpur, were a dynasty that ruled in Central India during the 12th and 13th centuries. They...
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    Ratnapura (Sinhala: රත්නපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: இரத்தினபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province. This gem-mining centre...
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  • Damitha Abeyratne was expected to contest the general elections from the Ratnapura electoral district under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) ticket. However...
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    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected...
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  • The Ratnapura Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Ratnapura...
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    also referred to as Aloysius College, Ratnapura or simply as Aloysius) is a boys' high school located in Ratnapura, the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province...
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  • Brignolia ratnapura, is a species of spider of the genus Brignolia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. List of Oonopidae species "Brignolia ratnapura Platnick...
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    மாகாணம் Sabaragamuva Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is the capital of the province. The provinces of Sri Lanka were created...
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  • Brignoliella ratnapura is a species of spider of the genus Brignoliella. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. B. ratnapura was first described from specimens recovered...
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  • Belisana ratnapura is a species of spider of the genus Belisana. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. List of Pholcidae species "Belisana ratnapura Huber, 2005"...
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    In 2000 Dunil Palitha Gunasekara of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka purchased a rough colorless 17.77-ct crystal from Ratnapura. He cut it into 15 pieces, of which...
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  • called Kalachuris of Chedi or Dahala, or Later Kalachuris Kalachuris of Ratnapura (1121–1225), an offshoot of the Tripuri Kalachuris Kalachuris of Kalyani...
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    Kalachuris of Raipur branched off from the Kalachuris of Ratnapura in the 14th century; the Ratnapura branch was, in turn, an offshoot of the Kalachuris of...
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  • Ratnapura electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district...
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    centralized around the tea industry in the major tea growing areas including Ratnapura, Galle, Matara, Kaluthara, and Kegalle. "Opinion | Inorganic Fertilizer...
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    Delhi Sultanate. A branch of the dynasty, the Kalachuris of Ratnapura, ruled at Ratnapura (now Ratanpur) in present-day Chhattisgarh. The Kalachuris of...
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  • Luke's College is one of the oldest schools in Sri Lanka situated in Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. St. Luke's College is one of the oldest...
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  • Sri Lanka affiliated with the Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya located in Ratnapura District. School has two sections - the Primary section, which serves...
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  • Ratnapura Portuguese fort (Sinhala: රත්නපුර පෘතුගීසි බලකොටුව Rathnapura Pruthugisi Balakotuwa; Tamil: இரத்தினபுரி போர்த்துக்கேயக் கோட்டை, romanized: Irattiṉapuri...
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    Adam's Peak (category Landforms of Ratnapura District)
    the Ratnapura District and Nuwara Eliya District of the Sabaragamuwa Province and Central Province—lying about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Ratnapura and...
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    deposits compared to its landmass. Ratnapura contains the most gem deposits and derived its name from the gem industry. Ratnapura means “city of gems”. Marco...
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  • The Ruwanpura Expressway, also known as the Ratnapura Expressway will be Sri Lanka's sixth E Class highway. The 71.8-kilometre-long (44.6 mi) highway...
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    Embilipitiya is a town, governed by an urban council[citation needed], in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. In the 1970s it was a small...
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    towards Ambikapur. Ratanpura, originally known as Ratnapura, was the capital of Kalachuris of Ratnapura, who were a branch of the Kalachuris of Tripuri...
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    almost-black coloration. Significant localities include Yanacodo (Peru); Ratnapura (Sri Lanka); and Thailand. It has been found in Indonesia, Brazil, India...
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  • Kalawana Polling Division (category Polling Divisions of the Ratnapura Electoral District)
    The Kalawana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Kalawana...
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  • Rakwana Polling Division (category Polling Divisions of the Ratnapura Electoral District)
    The Rakwana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The winner of Rakwana...
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  • 400 mm (16 in) of rain. At least five people were injured by mudslides in Ratnapura, over 12,000 homes were damaged, and over 6,000 people needed to be evacuated...
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    connects Colombo with Negombo and Puttalam A4 highway connects Colombo with Ratnapura and Batticaloa An international ferry liner, the Scotia Prince, is conducting...
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