Dondra
Sign in to saveDondra (, ) is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara (Buddhist temple) are located in the vicinity.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dondra
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 45,000
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Devinuwara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dondra Head Lighthouse - ATennakoon.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dondra Head Lighthouse
- Settlement.nicknames
- Devi Nuwara (God's Town), Thevanthurai (Lord's Port), Tenthurai (Southern Port)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Devinuwara
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 48,253
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Ethnic groups
- Settlement.population_blank2
- Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims
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Dondra (, ) is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara (Buddhist temple) are located in the vicinity.
== Etymology == King Nissankamalla's (1187-1196 A.D.) Dambulla Vihara rock inscription is considered the oldest document that mentions the name Devi-nuwara which means the "City of Gods". The Pali form of the name, Deva-nagara appears for the first time in the Mahavamsa with reference to the reign of King Vijayabahu I (1058-1114 A.D.). The name Dondra is the anglicized form of the Sinhalese name Devi-nuwara or Devundara.
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