As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා) and …

Dec 14, 2025 · Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane. Arabs referred to it as Serendib. Later European mapmakers called it Ceylon, a name still used occasionally for trade purposes. It officially …

Apr 9, 2019 · Ceylon was a British crown colony that existed from 1815 to 1948 when it was granted independence and became an independent country within the Commonwealth of nations from 1948 …

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Dec 12, 2025 · Uncover the historical and political reasons behind the shift from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and the enduring legacy of the colonial title.

Discover why Sri Lanka was once called Ceylon, what the difference is, when the name changed, and what it represents in modern times.

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, known as Ceylon before 1972, is a predominantly Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located 18 miles (31 km) off the southern coast …

We discovered that Sri Lanka makes the most beneficial-packed cinnamon. Ceylon Cinnamon is called True Cinnamon for a good reason. After sampling different genus of cinnamon we decided to only …

The new General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Eng. K. S. I. Kumara, assumed duties on 10th November 2025. The CEB and its staff wish the newly appointed General Manager every …

Established in 1881 as the Ceylon Volunteers, as the military reserve in the British Crown colony of Ceylon, by 1910 it grew into the Ceylon Defence Force, a regular force responsible for the defence of …