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Galle,
known
as
Gimhathiththa
in
ancient
times
is
the
administrative
capital
of
the
southern
province
of
Sri
Lanka,
situated
119km
far
from
Colombo.
The
city
was
called
as
"the
cape
of
birds"
by
ancient
Greek
and
Roman
geographers
and
Ptolomy
has
refered
to
the
port
as
"Odoka".
The
climate
of
Galle
is
a
tropical
rain
forest
climate
and
the
temperature
does
not
vary
much
throughout
the
year.
The
average
temperature
is
reported
as
26
c°.
The
city
is
governed
by
the
Galle
municipal
council
and
the
population
includes
Sinhalese,
Moor
and
many
other
ethnic
groups.
The
city
is
well
know
for
Galle
fort
catalogued
as
a
world
heritage
site
by
UNESCO
since
it
displays
a
combination
of
Portugese
architectural
structures
and
the
traditional
Sri
Lankan
architecture.
This
is
the
largest
fortress
which
still
remains
in
Asia
built
by
Europeans.
▪𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲
𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹
𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿,
▪𝗧𝗵𝗲
𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲
𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺,
▪𝗦𝘁.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆'𝘀
𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹,
▪𝗢𝗹𝗱
𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵
𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹,
▪𝗡𝗲𝘄
𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹,
▪𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲
𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲,
▪𝗧𝗵𝗲
𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸
𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿,
▪𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲
𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹
𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁
𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺
are
few
other
attractive
landmarks
of
the
city.
The
city
is
a
historical
city
often
explored
by
wanderers
and
visitors
and
the
best
part
of
the
story
is
that
you
can
wander
around
the
city
by
foot
and
experience
all
of
its
exotic
sites
which
have
turned
the
city
into
a
place
of
great
architectural
and
archaeological
value.
Rumassala
in
Unawatuna
is
a
breath-
taking
geographical
site
in
Galle
district
and
it
safeguards
the
eastern
side
of
the
Galle
harbour
while
being
a
protective
barrier.
As
most
of
the
coastal
areas
in
Sri
Lanka,
the
city
was
attacked
by
Tsunami
in
2004
causing
death
to
many
residents
as
well
as
for
thousands
of
local
and
foreign
travellers.
However,
the
beauty
of
the
city
was
reformed
once
again
after
this
tragic
disaster.
Galle,
with
a
multi
religious
and
multi
ethnic
population
and
a
large
amount
of
floating
travellers,
is
an
attractive
city
and
a
cultural
heritage.
This
is
a
must-see
site
by
any
traveller
since
it
contains
many
interesting
views
which
fascinate
the
eye
of
any
ardent
observer!
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