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Where is Sri Lanka? What is the geographical location of Sri Lanka?
For island attractions, the most important thing is the beautiful seashore, and Kyle Poirot thinks that the most beautiful island, in addition to the beautiful seashore scenery, also has a mysterious ancient city. For island control, Sri Lanka is definitely a good choice for overseas travel. So, where is Sri Lanka? Let's have a look.

Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located near the equator, near the southern tip of the South Asian subcontinent, and facing the Indian Peninsula across the Pakistan Strait in the northwest. Sri Lanka's economy is dominated by agriculture, and the country's most important export product is Ceylon black tea. Its famous scenic spots include Kandy, Dubolomota, Negombo and Foya Temple.

Major attractions in Sri Lanka

1. Kandy

Ti is the old capital of Sri Lanka, which is 5 kilometers away from Colombo1/Kloc-0. It has experienced Sinhalese dynasty and colonial rule. The center of the city is Lake Kandy, surrounded by mountains behind it. Kandy and Buddha's Tooth Temple, which are close to the mountains and rivers, enshrine the teeth of Buddha Sakyamuni. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are many scenic spots in Kandy, mainly belonging to palace architecture and Buddhist culture. As the capital of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Dynasty and its colonial history, Kandy has preserved some royal buildings and exotic colonial buildings.

2. Dubolomota

Dubolomota is a stupa located in Depreux, the holy city of anurak, Sri Lanka, and is known as the local Buddhist holy land. This stupa is considered to be the earliest local stupa built to introduce Buddhism, which has been recorded in the chronicle of Sri Lanka.

3. Negombo

Negombo is an important port city in western Sri Lanka and an important tourist city in Sri Lanka. It is only 37 kilometers away from the capital Colombo, with a population of 12 1933. Nigambo is famous for its century-old fishery production and cinnamon industry, and has the second big fish market in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon was first planted and processed by Portuguese colonists, and then gradually spread in this area.

4. Foya Temple

The whole Buddhist temple is built on a pedestal about 6 meters high and is divided into two layers, namely, Buddha Hall, Drum Hall, Long Hall, Chanting Hall, Main Hall and Inner Hall. The internal structure is very complicated, complicated but not chaotic. The sacred tooth is enshrined in a small golden pagoda on the left side of the inner hall on the second floor.