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unit, a nephrology unit with dialysing facilities, a dermatology unit, a psychiatric unit, an A&E unit, and a cardiology unit. It has theatre facilities for routine surgeries, and for 24/7 casualties. It also has two ICU units catering 12 ICU beds at the moment. It is also a post graduate training center for surgical and paediatric pg trainees. It was upgraded as a teaching hospital, with the establishment of Medical faculty in Sabaragamuwa university.
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There are numerous gem mines located around the area, especially in paddy fields on lower ground. The mines are generally around 10 m (33 ft) to 50 m (160 ft) deep. Portable hand operating tools used for the mining process, include shovels, picks, pans (specially made from bamboo)
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Ratnapura is the starting point for the 'classic' or hard route up Adam's Peak, via the Gilimale and Carney Estates. The pilgrimage season starts on Poya (full moon) day in December and runs until the start of the south-west monsoon in April. It has been a pilgrimage centre for over 1,000 years. King
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The portrayal of Ehelepola as a hero is quite controversial. Once he conspired with British and betrayed the Kandy king. The King ordered the execution of his family unless Ehelepola surrendered to the king (according to the prevailing laws). Ehelepola (who was busy planning a attack to dethrone the
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Ratnapura hospital, upgraded to a Teaching Hospital in early 2019, is equipped with three surgical units, three medical units, two orthopedic units, three Obstetrics and gynaecology units, two paediatrics units, an ENT unit, a neurology unit, a neurosurgical unit, a rheumatology unit, a urosurgical
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Much of the city of Ratnapura is situated in the flood plain of the Kalu River. As a result, it experiences regular floods, usually during the month of May. There are no large-scale dams upstream on the Kalu to control Spring runoff. Proposals to reduce flood risk in the city have yet to reach the
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fields also used to be a common sight around the town, rice cultivation presently faces an uncertain future in Ratnapura because many farmers are giving up their rice cultivation and switching to gem mining which is a more productive way of earning money. If many farmers give up on agriculture, it
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in Ratnapura begins with Portuguese rule in Ratnapura. Very few Catholics lived in the town in the 17th century. Many of them are the descendants of Portuguese and locals that they married. There is evidence to suggest that the Portuguese built a church on top of a destroyed Buddhist temple. That
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Portuguese church was destroyed when the Kandyan kingdom recaptured Ratnapura from the Portuguese. The current church was built in a different location along the main street of Ratnapura (inside the town). The Church building being used now is said to be inspired by
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recaptured Ratnapura, the Portuguese church was destroyed and the shrine was rebuilt. Although there is no direct evidence to support the existence of the old shrine, indirect evidence supports the existence of a shrine that looked like a Hindu
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current Kandy king) became a coward and he let king execute his whole family in Kandy. His younger son became a child hero by bravely facing death by guillotine, while his elder brother was hiding behind his mother (who was drowned).
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operate from Ratnapura. There are considerable numbers of foreign gem traders in the city too who have recognised the value of the gems found there. Among the foreign traders, Thai (
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which will connect Rathnapura with Sri Lanka's Expressway Network. Work on the expressway began in 2021, with the first section to be completed by the end of 2023.
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or 'resting places' for weary pilgrims along the mountain route. The other more popular route is through Dalhousie (pronounced 'Del-house') close to Dickoya.
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surround the city. Tea grown in this region is called low-country tea. There is a well-established tourism industry in Ratnapura. Nearby
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preserves four hippopotamus molars, a tusk and a canine, various unidentified fossil material, and an elephant molar. The site of
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No. F. 389) missing the root discovered 18 ft underground and associated with the entirety of the local fauna. He pinned an upper
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feasibility stage. In May 2003, the town experienced the largest flood since the independence of Sri Lanka from Britain in 1947.
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and cradles. Once the soil is extracted from the mine, water is used to wash the dirt and mud away using pans and any
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would be harder for farmers to harvest enough food for them and to trade in the markets. Many delicious fruits (like
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at the current location before Portuguese times. Currently this shrine is a very important place for Buddhists.
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Deraniyagala, Paulus Edward Pieris (1960). "Some mammals of the extinct Ratnapura fauna of Ceylon. Part IV".
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Kennedy, Kenneth A. R.; Deraniyagala, Siran U.; Roertgen, William J.; Chiment, John; Disotell, Todd (1987).
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that stood at this location was destroyed and a Portuguese church was constructed on top of it. When the
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In 1901, the town of Ratnapura had a population of 4,084, and by 2012, it had increased to 46,229, with
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was named from a small fragmented skull with a thick brow and small orbits probably contemporary with
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road, at the village of Marapana. The scenery around the waterfall has been captured in several
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The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland
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Ariyaratna, D. H., President of the Sri Lanka Gem Association of the United Kingdom (2006).
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and supports a similar fauna to Balahapuva: three elephant molars and an incomplete limb, a
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pits are common sights in the surrounding area. Most of the large-scale gem businessmen of
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Ceylon: A General Description of the Island, Historical, Physical, Statistical (Volume 1)
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during the 17th century when he visited Ratnapura as a part of his apostolic mission to
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Early research by Deraniyagala shows that he once preferred to assign the tooth to
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It is the centre of a long-established industry of precious stone mining including
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in the western coast of Sri Lanka. During the British occupation of the Island,
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railway line to Rathnapura only. In 2014, the government gave approval to the
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The city's agricultural industry is also well developed. Large plantations of
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There are a number of places of worship in and around Ratnapura, including:
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on 2 November 1995 SS. Peter-Paul's Church was raised to the status of the
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In the time of the Last king of Sri Lanka "Sri Vikrama Rajasinha",
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Ratnapura city is located in the A4 Highway which connects capital
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majority (52.88%) and a significant Muslim population (33.52%) .
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and elephant molars, and a hippopotamus incisor. The site of
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tooth, two fragmented hippopotamus limbs, and a fossilized
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each constituting a significant portion of the population.
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Several fossil localities have been reported from the
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word meaning "city of gems", from the Sanskrit words
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of unknown geological age and having attribution to
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Unsourced material may be challenged and 454:. Ratnapura is also spelled as Rathnapura. 154: 3075: 3061: 2625: 2611: 2466: 2452: 2086: 2068:. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 10. 3183:Populated places in Sabaragamuwa Province 2252:American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2137: 2018:Learn how and when to remove this message 1715: 1530:contains fossils from the Kalu Ganga and 1321:in which several rivers reside. Overall, 632:Learn how and when to remove this message 473:is traditionally known in this region as 126:Learn how and when to remove this message 2167:"Flood Hazard Mapping in Ratnapura City" 2063: 1897:Siduhath Vidyalaya. Galaboda, Ratnapura. 1627: 2387:"Census of Population and Housing 2012" 2192: 773:Climate data for Ratnapura (1991–2020) 526:are especially popular among tourists. 14: 3160: 2439:Statistics of 2001 Census of Sri Lanka 2434:Statistics of 2001 Census of Sri Lanka 3056: 2606: 2447: 1891:Sri Sumana Maha Vidyalaya. 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