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RATNAPURA (i.e. " The City of Gems ")

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 918 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RATNAPURA (i.e. " The
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City of Gems ")  , the
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chief
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town in the
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province of Sabaragamuwa,
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Ceylon . It is the centre of a
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long established
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industry in digging for
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precious stones—rubies, sapphires,
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cat's-eyes, &c . There is also much
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rice and
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fruit cultivation and planting of
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tea in the
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district . Pop. of town (1901) 4084; of district 132,964 .

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