Colombo

Colombo
fort kshetr.
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Colombo ke jile darshit
Colombo Sri Lanka ke maanachitr mein Colombo ki sthiti
nirdeshaank : 6°a56′a04″aN 79°a50′a34″aE / 6.93444°aN 79.84278°aE / 6.93444; 79.84278
desh	Sri Lanka
praant	pashchimi praant
jile	Colombo jila
shaasan
• nagarapaalika parishad	Colombo nagarapaalika parishad
• mahaapaur	uvaayas muhammad imtiyaaj
• [mahaapaur	S. raajeindran
• mukhyaalaya	taaun hall
kshetr
• City	37.31
janasankhya (2001[1])
• City	647
• ghanatv	17,344
• nagareeya	5
samay mandal	Sri Lanka maanak samay (UTC +5:30)
• greeshmakaaleen (di॰ba॰asa॰)	Summer time (UTC+6)
jaalasthal	www.cmc.lk

sinhali bhaasha ke teen shabad kola, anba aur thota shabdon ke gathajod se Colombo jiska arth hai "aamon ka baageecha" Sri Lanka ki rajdhani hai. Portugal ke khoji naavik Christopher kolanbas ke sammaan mein baad mein iska naam badal kar Colombo rakha gaya. yeh Sri Lanka ka sabse bada shahar bhi hai tatha iski janasainkhya san 2003 mein 2,234,289 thi. Colombo ka itihaas do hajaar saal se bhi puraana hai.

Colombo, Sri Lanka ka sabse bada shahar hone ke saath-saath desh ki rajdhani bhi hai. yeh shahar nae tatha aupaniveshik imaaraton ka sundar sammishran hai. Colombo naam ke peechhe kai kahaaniyaan prachalit hai. ek kahaani ke anusaar Colombo naam ka uch‍aachaaran sarvapratham purtagaaliyon ne 1505 E. mein kiya tha. doosari kahaani ke anusaar yeh naam sinhali shab‍aad kola-am‍aaba-thota se aaya. sinhali bhaasha mein is shab‍aad ka arth hota aam ke vrukshon wala bandargaah hai. ek an‍aaya kahaani ke anusaar yeh shab‍aad kolon-thota se aaya. jiska shaabdik arth hota hai kelaani nadi par sthit bandargaah. yahaan ghoomane laayak kai jagah hai. gaale face green, vihaaramahaadevi park aur raash‍aatreeya sangrahaalaya aadi yahaan ke pramukh darshaneeya s‍aathal hain.

choonki Colombo ek praakrutik bandargaah hai. is kaaran yeh praacheen kaal se hi vibhin‍aan deshon se juda raha hai. rom, arab tatha cheen ke v‍aayaapaari yahaan 2000 varsh pehle se hi aate rahe hain. prasiddh yaatri ib‍aanabatoota 14veen shataab‍aadi mein yahaan aaya tha. usane Colombo ka ul‍aalekh kaalaanpoo ke rup mein kiya hai. 8veen shataab‍aadi ke aaspaas se hi arab v‍aayaapaari yahaan basane lage the. iske baad kramash: purtagaali, dach tatha british aae. antat: britishon ne is desh par 1815 E. mein kab‍aaja kar liya. 1948 E. mein yeh desh angrejon ke kab‍aaje se muk‍aat hokar s‍aavatantr hua.

vihaar mahaadevi park

yeh ek saarvajanik park hai. yeh sundar park aupaniveshik shaili mein bane taaun haal ke theek saamane hai. is park ka naam prasiddh raaja dutugaamunu ki maata ke naam par rakha gaya hai. is park ka nirmaan british shaasanakaal mein hua tha. us samay is park ko raani vik‍aatoriya ke naam par vik‍aatoriya park ke naam se jaana jaata tha. abhi bhi tooris‍aat guide is park ka ul‍aalekh vik‍aatoriya park ke naam se karte hain. is park mein Bhagwan buddh ki ek vishaal moorti s‍aathaapit hai. iske alaava is park mein ek chhota chidiyaaghar, bach‍aachon ka khel ka maidaan tatha paani ke jharane bhi hain.

vihaaramahaadevi park Colombo ka ekamaatr saarvajanik park hai. iski dekhbhaal Colombo ka nagar nigam karta hai.

gaale face green

yeh Colombo ka sabse prasiddh bhraman s‍aathal hai. isko 1859 E. mein Sri Lanka ke tat‍aakaaleen angrej Governor sar henari ward ne viksit kiya tha. us samay yeh s‍aathaan bhramanas‍aathal ke alaava ghuddaud tatha gol‍aaf khelne ke liye upayog kiya jaata tha. mool gaale face green vartamaan se bahut j‍aayaada kshetr ghere hua tha.

gaale fese green gaale road aur Indian osen ke beech 5 hek‍aateyar reeban s‍aatreep mein faila hua hai. vartamaan mein yeh Colombo ka sabse bada khula kshetr hai. yeh bach‍aachein, yuvaaon, premiyon ka pasandeeda s‍aathal hai. shanivaar aur ravivaar ki shaam ko yahaan bahut bheed hoti hai. yahaan par Colombo ke do bade hotel, seelon kanteenenatal hotel tatha gaale face hotel bhi sthit hain. vartamaan samay mein gaale face green ki dekh-rekh Sri Lanka ka shahari vikaas praadhikran kar raha hai

raash‍aatreeya sangrahaalaya

Colombo raashtreeya sangrahaalaya

is sangrahaalaya ki s‍athaapanaa1 January 1877 E. ko hui thi. iski s‍aathaapana tat‍aakaaleen british Governor sar William henari George ne karavaai tha. yeh sangrahaalaya seenaaman kshetr mein hai. is sangrahaalaya mein aabhooshan tatha Sri Lanka ke antim raaja shri vikram raajasinghe ka raajasinhaasan rakha hua hai. angrejon ne vikram raajasinghe ko hara kar hi Sri Lanka par kab‍aaja kiya tha. is sangrahaalaya ki kala gailari bahut samruddh naheen hai. yahaan Sri Lanka ke has‍aatashil‍aapon ka chhota sa sangrah hai.

varl‍aad trade center

yeh judva imaarat Sri Lanka ki sabse oonchi imaarat hai. is 40 manjila imaarat ka nirmaan 1997 E. mein poora hua. yeh imaarat yahaan aane vaale paryatakon ke aakarshan ka pramukh kendra hoti hai.

seema maalaak‍aaya mandir, jaami ul alafaar masjid, murugan hindu mandir tatha veera jheel yahaan ke an‍aaya darshaneeya s‍aathal hai.

vesaak

Colombo ka sabse mahat‍aavapoorn ut‍aasav vesaak hai. yeh ut‍aasav Bhagwan buddh ke jan‍aam, gyaan praap‍ait tatha mahaaparinirvaan (jo sabhi ek hi tithi ko hua tha) ke avsar par manaaya jaata hai. is ut‍aasav ke dauraan poore shahar ko prakaash se sajaaya jaata hai. yeh ut‍aasav madh‍aaya May maheene mein manaaya jaata hai tatha ek sap‍aataah tak chalta hai. is dauraan kolanbovaasi poora shahar ghoomate hain aur prakaashayamaan shahar ko dekhte hain. is dauraan log dunsal kshetr (daan ka s‍aathaan) mein chaaval, peya tatha doosare khaadya padaarth daan karte hain.

christmas

christmas yahaan ka ek an‍aaya prasiddh t‍aayohaar hai. yadyapi isaai Sri Lanka ki kul janasankh‍aaya ka maatr 7 pratishat hain, fir bhi yeh t‍aayohaar badi dhoom-dhaam se manaaya jaata hai. is ut‍aasav ke dauraan bhi poore shahar ko prakaash se sajaaya jaata hai.

Colombo ki parivhan v‍aayavas‍aatha bas, auto rik‍aasha (jise s‍aathaaneeya log tiphiya kehte hain) tatha taiksiyon par tiki hui hai. basein, sarkaar aur niji agencyon dvaara chalaai jaati hai. tiphiya niji rup se hi chalaaya jaata hai. train yahaan ka sabse sas‍aata aur ach‍aachha parivhan saadhan hai. adhiktar log isi se yaatra karna pasand karte hain.

vaayu maarg

Colombo mein bandaaranaayake antarraash‍aatreeya havaai adda hai. yahaan vibhin‍aan deshon se niyamit rup se vimaan aate rahate hain. yeh havaai adda shahar se 18 meal ki doori par sthit hai. yahaan se bas, taik‍aasi aadi se mukh‍aaya shahar jaaya ja sakta hai.

• seint peetarsbarg, roos (1997 se)
• Shanghai, cheen (2003 se)
• leeds, sanyukt raajashaahi

• Sri Lanka
• sinhali bhaasha
• tamil

Colombo ke baare mein, vikipeediya ke bandhuprakalpon par aur jaane:
	shabdakosheeya paribhaashaaen
	paathya pustakein
	uddharan
	mukt strot
	chitr evam media
	samaachaar kathaaen
	gyaan saadhan

The following books contain major components on colombo;

• Changing Face of Colombo (1501-1972): Covering the Portuguese, Dutch and British Periods, By R.L. Brohier, 1984 (Lake House, Colombo)
• The Port of Colombo 1860-1939, K. Dharmasena, 1980 (Lake House, Colombo)
• Decolonizing Ceylon: Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Politics of Space in Sri Lanka, By Nihal Perera, 1999 (Oxford University Press)

• Lanka Media Information
• Colombo Municipal Council, History of the City
• Searchable map of Colombo and Sri Lanka

nirdeshaank: 6°a56′a04″aN 79°a50′a34″aE / 6.93444°aN 79.84278°aE / 6.93444; 79.84278 saaaincha:Sri Lanka ke shahar