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Dharshan Munidasa (born 9 November 1970) is Sri Lanka’s most renowned chef-restaurateur, is the mastermind behind some of the best restaurants in the country including Nihonbashi and Ministry of Crab; the only restaurants from Sri Lanka to have ever been ranked on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List. [ 1 ] He was also the host of the popular TV ...
Skyline of Minneapolis. Minneapolis, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is home to 190 completed high-rises, [1] 41 of which stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). The tallest building in Minneapolis is the 57-story IDS Center, which rises 792 feet (241 m) and was designed by architect Philip Johnson. [2]
Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its particular combinations of herbs, spices, fish, vegetables, rices, and fruits. The cuisine is highly centered around many varieties of rice, as well as coconut which is a ubiquitous plant throughout the country. Seafood also plays a significant role in the cuisine, be it fresh fish or preserved fish.
Government. • Mayor. Madura Vithanage (SLPP) Time zone. UTC+5:30 ( Sri Lanka Time) Nawala is an up-market residential Suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka and is approximately 6km south from Colombo City. [1] Nawala lies between the Commercial Capital Colombo and the Administrative Capital of ...
Lotus Tower. / 6.92703°N 79.85828°E / 6.92703; 79.85828. Lotus Tower ( Sinhala: නෙළුම් කුළුණ; Tamil: தாமரைக் கோபுரம் ), also referred to as Colombo Lotus Tower, is a 351.5 m (1,153 ft) tall tower, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It has been called a symbolic landmark of Sri ...
Ahangama. / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367 5°59′N 80°22′E / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367. Ahangama is a coastal town in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Galle. The A2 highway passes through the town.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia ( Sinhala: දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස, romanized: Dehivala-Galkissa; Tamil: தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை, romanized: Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai ), population 245,974 (2012), [2] is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering 2,109 ha (5,210 acres). It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council ...
Sri Lanka, [ a] historically known as Ceylon, [ b] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.