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Tourism in Sri Lanka
The Republic of Sri Lanka has a strong and vibrant tourism sector, which is visited by millions of visitors, and tourists from different parts of the world every year; thanks to the presence of many attractive places and attractions, including the ancient sites, the archaeological sites, the archaeological sites, and the ancient sites. The scenic nature, and the statistics of the two and three years indicated that the total hotel reservations in Sri Lankan hotels reached 16,973 hotel rooms, and that 500,642 people visited the country during the same year. Discouraging tourism sector in output year $ 692 million.
The most important tourist attractions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka includes many places, and wonderful tourist attractions, and attractive, and the following is a mention of the most important:
Sigiriya Castle
Sigiriya Castle (English: Sigiriya) is an ancient historical archaeological castle that was built during the fifth century AD on the top of a high-rise rock. It is characterized by its unique location, its wonderful design, and its picturesque gardens.
Galle Castle
There is a fortress, or Galle Fort, in the south coast of Sri Lanka, which is a historical archaeological castle built by the Portuguese, and fortified by the Dutch, knowing that it is distinguished by its wonderful design, and its location overlooking the sea is also located on the sea. The global heritage.
Dambulla Cave Temple
The Dambulla Cave Temple is located in the Sri Lankan city of Dambulla; it is an historical archaeological temple that includes many artifacts and Buddhist statues dating back to about two thousand years ago, and it is also included in the list of world heritage sites.
Gal Vihara Temple
The Gal Vihara Temple is located in the Sri Lankan town of Polonnaruwa; it is an ancient Buddhist temple that contains four huge Buddhist statues that were finely carved in a huge granite slab, knowing that visitors and tourists can visit the temple and see its wonderful landmarks.
Udawalawe National Park
The Udawalawe National Park is considered one of the most important national parks in Sri Lanka, and it is distinguished from the gardens of eastern Africa region; it occupies a geographical area of about 308 km², and includes a large number of species of plants, animals, such as elephants, giant squirrels, wild buffalo, and others.
