As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: …

Dec 14, 2025 · Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane. Arabs referred to it as Serendib. Later European mapmakers called it Ceylon, a name still used occasionally for trade …

Apr 9, 2019 · Ceylon was a British crown colony that existed from 1815 to 1948 when it was granted independence and became an independent country within the Commonwealth of …

Dec 12, 2025 · Uncover the historical and political reasons behind the shift from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and the enduring legacy of the colonial title.

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Sri Lanka, [a] officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, [b] is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of …

Established in 1881 as the Ceylon Volunteers, as the military reserve in the British Crown colony of Ceylon, by 1910 it grew into the Ceylon Defence Force, a regular force responsible for the …

Discover why Sri Lanka was once called Ceylon, what the difference is, when the name changed, and what it represents in modern times.

The country, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close …

The new General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Eng. K. S. I. Kumara, assumed duties on 10th November 2025. The CEB and its staff wish the newly appointed General Manager …