colombo

     

Colombo (Sinhala: , pronounce [ˈkoləmbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a city population of over 600,000.

Trivia about colombo

  • This Sri Lankan capital was named for the Kelani Ferry, not a detective in a rumpled raincoat
  • The "Cinnamon Gardens" are among the most fashionable neighborhoods in this Sri Lankan capital city
  • The name of this capital is probably from Sinhalese for "port" or "ferry"
  • Uh, just one more thing...it's Sri Lanka's most important port
  • Cinnamon Gardens is an upscale area of this largest Sri Lankan city & port

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