Dondra

Dondra (, ) is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara (Buddhist temple) are located in the vicinity.

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Place details

Locality: Dondra
Region: Southern Province
Country: Sri Lanka
Population: 45,000

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Devinuwara
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Dondra Head Lighthouse - ATennakoon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dondra Head Lighthouse
Settlement.nicknames: Devi Nuwara (God's Town), Thevanthurai (Lord's Port), Tenthurai (Southern Port)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sri Lanka
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Devinuwara
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 48,253
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Ethnic groups
Settlement.population_blank2: Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims

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== Etymology == King Nissankamalla's (1187-1196 A.D.) Dambulla Vihara rock inscription is considered the oldest document that mentions the name Devi-nuwara which means the "City of Gods". The Pali form of the name, Deva-nagara appears for the first time in the Mahavamsa with reference to the reign of King Vijayabahu I (1058-1114 A.D.). The name Dondra is the anglicized form of the Sinhalese name Devi-nuwara or Devundara.