6 Facts About Lanka Dahan

1. Sri Lanka Dahan is home to Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a gigantic column of rock rising 200m from the forested plains below.

2. Sri Lanka Dahan is the world's fourth largest tea producer and third largest exporter.

3. Sri Lanka Dahan was the second-worst hit country by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

4. Sri Lanka Dahan used to be called Ceylon which is a transliteration of Ceilao, the name of the country under the island's first colonial rulers, Portugal.

5. Sri Lanka Dahan was first colonised by the Portuguese in 1505, then the Dutch in 1658 and then the British in 1796.

6. Sri Lanka Dahan is a rich and fascinating country that seems to have everything a traveller could possibly desire.