ママドゥワ

ママドゥワは、バブニヤの北東、仏教遺跡が点在する地域にあるシンハリーズの小さな村です。民間伝承によると、ドゥトゥゲムヌ王子はエララ軍を壊滅させた後、この地域を横切って彼の将軍の一人、ナンディミスラの故郷であるエルポタナに向かいました。勝利した王子の到着を聞いた村人たちは、王子によるエララ打倒を祝うために巨大な小屋(マドゥワ)を建てました。このように、「マハ・マドゥワ」が建てられたこの地域は、時間の経過とともに「ママドゥワ」へと進化していきました。

About Vavuniya District

Vavuniya District is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Vavuniya.

About Northern Province

The Northern ProvinceNorthern Province is located in the north of Sri Lanka just 35 km from India. It has a land area of 8,884 km’. The province is surrounded by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to the west, Palk Strait to the north west, the Bay of Bengal to the north and east and the Eastern, North Central and North Western provinces to the south. The Northern Province of Sri Lanka is comprised of five administrative districts: Jaffna, KilinochchiMulaitivuVavuniya and Mannar while Jaffna being the provincial capital which is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna districtlocated on a peninsula of the same name.

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