natural beauty, culture,
history and adventure found on a variety of terrain. Sabaragamuwa Province consists of two districts Kegalle & Ratnapura.
Sabaragamuwa Province is most famous for its gems, one of our island’s first exports, like elephants and spices.
Certainly most of the people of this province have connections with the gem trade, in its many facets, either
mining cutting, polishing and making jewellery. At the centre of this, quite the most
beautiful of industries, is Ratnapura (City of Gems). Here you will find stones of excellent quality, luster and
variety …sapphires, rubies, amethysts, topaz, garnets, tourmalines, cat’s eyes, star rubies and sapphires and the mysterious
moonstones (feldspar), to name a few. Craftsmanship of high quality, all cutting and polishing is being done the traditional
way by hand.
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