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Matara, Sri LankaMatara is the end of southern railway line, about 160km from Colombo and just 40km beyond Galle
Places of interest: Two well preserved Dutch forts, the larger one houses much of old Matara, known as Mahathota, including a rest house which is said to have been built on the spot where captured wild elephants were corralled before taming. The other, smaller star fort, with an attractive and unusual gateway, was built in 1763 and now houses a public library. Houses and land for sale in Matara, Sri Lanka We apologise for the repetition of some place or proper names with different spellings, but there is no definitive spelling translation of these words. We welcome reviews of any Sri Lanka resorts, hotels or visitor attractions. Please see our contributing writer's guidelines.
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Matara, situated on the mouth of the Nilwala River, is one of the larger cities of Sri Lanka on the southern coast and was heavily damaged along its long stretch of beach, heavily used by tourists, by the December 2004 Indonesian earthquake Tsunami.