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Colombo
is the commercial center of Srilanka. In the 16th century when the Portuguese
arrived, Colombo was a small trading post. They immediately realised the important
strategic value of colombo in order to dominate the coastal region. Protected
by an impressive fortress they developed the harbour and the town. From those
fortification nothing much is left.
The dutch connected the lakes and lagoons around Colombo with canals like in
Holland and laid out many more spice gardens. Under the British rule the harbour
was considerably enlarged and Colombo gained more and more in importance. After
the opening of the Suez Canal the city became an important port for transit
and catering betweeen Eourpe and the Far East.
Today Colombo has a population more than one million , which is rapidly increasing
as many people from the rural areas come daily to Colombo looking for work and
employment in order to participate in the fame and wealth of the city.
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