Ruhuna region

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The Ruhuna region is a historic area in southern Sri Lanka, known as an ancient Sinhalese kingdom and cultural heartland centered around cities like Tissamaharama.

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Ruhuna region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former kingdom
historical region
centeredAround Tissamaharama
climate tropical
contains Bundala National Park
Kataragama sacred city
linked to: Kataragama

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara
Yala National Park
ancient irrigation tanks
ancient stupas of Tissamaharama
paddy cultivation areas
country Sri Lanka
ethnicMajority Sinhalese
hasCity Hambantota
Kataragama
Matara
linked to: Matara, Sri Lanka

Tangalle
Tissamaharama
hasCoastlineOn Indian Ocean
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasRiver Kirindi Oya
Menik Ganga
Walawe River
hasSacredSite Kataragama Devalaya
Kirivehera
Tissamaharama Vihara
historicalCapital Tissamaharama
historicalName Rohana
historicalPopulation Sinhalese
knownFor Sinhalese Buddhist culture
ancient hydraulic civilization
resistance against foreign invasions
rice cultivation
wildlife and national parks
languageMajority Sinhala
locatedIn southern Sri Lanka
locatedOn island of Sri Lanka
overlapsWith Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka
Southern Province of Sri Lanka
Uva Province of Sri Lanka
partOf Sinhalese cultural sphere
linked to: Sinhalese people

Sri Lanka
religionMajority Buddhism
servedAs power base for Sinhalese rulers
subregionOf Southern Sri Lanka
wasKingdomDuring Anuradhapura period
Polonnaruwa period

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Tissamaharama partOf Ruhuna region
Yala National Park partOf Ruhuna region