- Hambantota
Hambantota is a rural town in southern coastal area of
Sri Lanka . It is also the capital of theHambantota District in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Hambantota is the electoral district of current president of Sri Lanka Hambantota District comprises the following electorals:Tissamaharama ,Beliatta ,Tangalle andMulkirigala .Most of the inhabitants of Hambantota are Muslims, they have lived here since 1523.There are also large Sinhalese and Ja minority community living in the area.
Hambantota is famous for its salt flats and intensely hot arid zone climate. With sweeping sandy beaches on the side, it is also a convenient base for exploring the nearby
Bundala National Park ,Yala National Park and the temples atKataragama .In the past, Hambantota was a sleepy old sea-side village reminiscent of those grand old days of
Leonard Woolf , who was the Assistant Government Agent-Hambantota (1908-11). He was a literary scholar being the author of the fascinating novel – ‘The Village in the Jungle', that gives a vivid description of old Hambantota district which was plagued then with Malaria, poverty, and how British used the jungles of Hambantota as their famous hunting grounds. His printed diaries (1908-11), are filled with authentic records of the life and times of the hardships of those starving but grief stricken chena (slash and burn agriculture) cultivators.Railway
In 2006, work started on a
broad gauge railway to Hambontota.
* SeeTransport in Sri Lanka .
* SeeList of railway stations in Sri Lanka .External links
* [http://www.tourslanka.com/Hambantota.htm Hambantota an independent travelers' haven]
* [http://www.deepsouth.lk Hambantota Tourist Information]References
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Hambantota.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 1m]
SriLanka-geo-stub]
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