Coordinates | 40°26′30″N80°00′00″N |
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name | Galle ගාල්ලகாலி |
settlement type | City |
pushpin map | Sri Lanka |
pushpin mapsize | 200 |
coordinates region | LK |
subdivision type | Country |
subdivision name | |
subdivision type1 | Province |
subdivision name1 | Southern Province |
leader title | Mayor |
leader name | Methsiri de Silva |
unit pref | Metric |
area total km2 | 1652 |
area land km2 | 1617 |
area water km2 | 35 |
population as of | 2001 |
population total | 90,934 |
population density km2 | 613 |
population blank1 title | Demonym |
utc offset | -5 |
timezone | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
utc offset | +5:30 |
footnotes | }} |
Name | Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications |
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State party | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iv |
Id | 451 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Year | 1988 |
Session | 10th |
Link | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451 }} |
Galle was known as ''Gimhathiththa'' (although Ibn Batuta in the 14th century refers to it as ''Qali'') before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, during the Dutch colonial period. The major river is Gin River (Gin Ganga) which starts from Gongala Kanda and passing villages such as Neluwa, Nagoda, Baddegama, Thelikada, and Wakwella, reaches the sea at Ginthota. In Wakwella over the river there is Wakwella Bridge, which is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka.
Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in south and southeast Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and south Asian traditions. The Galle fort is a world heritage site and the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers. Other prominent landmarks in Galle include the natural harbor, the National Maritime Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral founded by Jesuit priests, one of the main Shiva temples on the island, and Amangalla the historic luxury hotel.
Galle is the main city in the most southerly part of the island, with a population of around 100 000, and is connected by rail to Colombo and Matara. On 26 December 2004 the city was devastated by the massive Boxing Day Tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that occurred a thousand miles away, off the coast of Indonesia. Thousands were killed in the city alone. Galle is home to a cricket ground, the Galle International Stadium, rebuilt after the tsunami. Test matches resumed there on December 18, 2007.
Galle offers a unique opportunity to create a visible demonstration of the conservation of its inheritance. Galle is also an exciting, internationally famous visitor destination. Rumassala in Unawatuna is a large mound-like hill, which forms the eastern protective barrier to the Galle harbour. Local tradition associates this hill with some events of the Ramayana.
Galle had been a prominent seaport long before western rule in the country. Persians, Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Malays, Indians, and Chinese were doing business through Galle port. In 1411, the Galle Trilingual Inscription, a stone tablet inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil and Persian, was erected in Galle to commemorate the second visit to Sri Lanka by the Chinese admiral Zheng He.
The "modern" history of Galle starts in 1505, when the first Portuguese ship, under Lourenço de Almeida was driven there by a storm. However, the people of the city refused to let the Portuguese enter it, so the Portuguese took it by force.
In 1640, the Portuguese had to surrender to the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built the present Fort in the year 1663. They built a fortified wall, using solid granite, and built three bastions, known as "Sun", "Moon" and "Star". After the British took over the country from the Dutch in the year 1796, they preserved the Fort unchanged, and used it as the administrative centre of Galle.
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!Ethnicity!!Population!!% Of Total | ||
66,114 | ||
Sri Lankan Moors | 23,234 | |
Sri Lankan Tamils | 989 | |
Indian Tamils | 255 | |
Other (including Burgher people | Burgher, Malay) | 342 |
Total | 90,934 | |
Country | City | State / Region | Since |
Although not an official twin city, Melbourne, Australia 'adopted' Galle after the 2004 tsunami disaster, funding the reconstruction of its cricket ground and providing financial and other support.
Category:Provincial capitals in Sri Lanka
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Coordinates | 40°26′30″N80°00′00″N |
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name | Richard Tee |
background | solo_singer |
birth name | Richard Ten Ryk |
born | November 24, 1943 |
died | July 21, 1993 |
origin | Brooklyn, New YorkUnited States |
Instrument | Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Organ |
occupation | Musician, singer-songwriter |
years active | 1967–1993 |
label | Warner Bros. Records |
associated acts | Paul SimonHank CrawfordGeorge BensonGrover Washington, Jr.Cornell DupreeStuffSteve GaddJackie DeShannonHall & OatesBob MarleyQuincy JonesRoberta FlackPeter GabrielAretha Franklin Wilbert Longmire |
website | richardtee.com |
notable instruments | }} |
Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 - July 21, 1993) was a pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.
Tee graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music. Though better known as a studio and session musician, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff. In 1981 he played the piano and keyboard for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park.
Tee died of prostate cancer on July 21, 1993 in Cold Spring, New York.
Category:1943 births Category:1993 deaths Category:People from Brooklyn Category:American session musicians Category:American pianists Category:Deaths from prostate cancer
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Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:Berklee College of Music alumni Category:Jazz saxophonists Category:Japanese jazz musicians Category:People from Utsunomiya Category:Galaxy Records artists
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