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Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka
The older section of Colombo shown here is the hub of the city’s business activity. Called the Fort, this quarter occupies an area that was once fortified. The area outside the Fort is known as the Pettah, a word that derives from the Sinhalese word pettai, meaning “outside the fort.”
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