Galle
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galle-188-10865282
title:
Galle
text:
Galle is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 km (74 mi) from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District. Galle was known as Gimhathiththa before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Ibn Batuta, a Moroccan Berber Muslim traveller in the 14th century, referred to it as Qali. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th ce
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
City in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle
date created:
2004-01-10T19:35:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:37:39Z
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13
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16