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What is the modern name of Ceylon?
In 1972 the island of Ceylon changed it's name to Sri Lanka
What country was known as ceylon until 1972?
It was actually in 1972, that Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka.
What is old name of sirilanka?
Some of the old names of Sri Lanka are Serendib & Ceylon
What was the formal name of sri lanka?
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (commonly known as Sri Lanka
What was sri lankas name before it was sri lankas?
Ceylon was the former name of Sri Lanka, It was changed in 1972.
What is a CEYLON?
Ceylon is an old name for the nation of Sri Lanka. Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka when it became a republic in 1972.
What was the name of Sri Lanka in Victorian times?
Sri Lanka was called Ceylon from 1815 to 1948.
What is the name of sri lanka before sri lanka?
ceylon
Why ceylon changed its name?
The name Ceylon is of a western origin (dating back to the Greeks). The Ceylonese wished to change their name to a more Eastern-esque name, so they came up with Sri Lanka.
The former name of sir lanka was?
Sri Lanka was once called "Ceylon" by the British.
What was Sri Lanka known as before 1970?
Sri Lanka had a myriad of names Greek geographers named is Taprobane. Arabs named it Serendip (translated to serendepity). Ceilão was the name given to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese when they arrived on the island in 1505, which was transliterated into English as Ceylon. Ceylon is the primary name Sri Lanka was called before its independence. It was called Thambapanni by the first sri lankan king. Thambapanni means yellow sand.
What is the teardrop island and what is its former name?
The Teardrop Island is Sri Lanka. Its former name was Ceylon, which was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. It is a country situated in the northern Indian Ocean.
