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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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Bandaranaike International Airport (nearby)
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:Colombo_Fashion_Week
gptkb:Colombo_International_Book_Fair
gptkb:Navam_Perahera
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gptkbp:area
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37.31 km²
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gptkbp:areaCode
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011
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical rainforest climate
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Rupee_(LKR)
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gptkbp:demonym
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gptkb:Colombian
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gptkbp:elevation
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1 m
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gptkbp:founded
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5th century CE (as a port)
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Colombo_Municipal_Council
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gptkbp:hasHarbor
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gptkb:Colombo_Harbour
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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British colonial capital (from 1815)
Dutch control (17th century)
Independence celebrations (1948)
Portuguese control (16th century)
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Port_of_Colombo
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code
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gptkb:LKCMB
LK-11
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Kelani_River
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gptkbp:mayor
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Rosy Senanayake (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Colombo_Stock_Exchange
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Cricket_Headquarters
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Colombo
gptkb:Royal_College_Colombo
gptkb:University_of_Colombo
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Colombo_National_Museum
gptkb:Beira_Lake
gptkb:Colombo_Lotus_Tower
gptkb:Galle_Face_Green
gptkb:Gangaramaya_Temple
gptkb:Independence_Memorial_Hall
gptkb:Old_Parliament_Building
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
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gptkbp:population
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over 750,000 (city proper)
over 5 million (metropolitan area)
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gptkbp:postalCode
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00100
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gptkbp:sportsTeam
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gptkb:Colombo_FC
gptkb:Colombo_Kings
gptkb:R._Premadasa_Stadium
gptkb:Sugathadasa_Stadium
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gptkbp:timezone
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Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
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gptkbp:twinCity
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gptkb:Islamabad,_Pakistan
gptkb:Birmingham,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
gptkb:Moscow,_Russia
gptkb:Shanghai,_China
gptkb:Suwon,_South_Korea
gptkb:Jakarta,_Indonesia
gptkb:Kolkata,_India
gptkb:Kuwait_City,_Kuwait
gptkb:Port_Louis,_Mauritius
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gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode
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gptkb:WP
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkb:Shehan_Karunatilaka
gptkb:WSO2
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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