Ratnapura (SL)

Sin: රත්නපුර ratnapura – Tam: இரத்தினபுரி irattiṉapuri ‘Gem City’  SBP,  Sri Lanka From Sin: ratna, ‘jewel, gem’; and pura, ‘city’. Ratnapura is the traditional centre of Sri Lanka’s gem trade. There are many gem ‘mines’ in the area where you can watch the...