Udispattuwa

Udispattuwa
Village
Udispattuwa
Location of Udispattuwa in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°21′18″N 80°50′15″E / 7.35500°N 80.83750°E / 7.35500; 80.83750Coordinates: 7°21′18″N 80°50′15″E / 7.35500°N 80.83750°E / 7.35500; 80.83750
Country Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Time zone UTC+5:30 (SLT)

Udispattuwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

2018 ethnic riots

The anti-Muslim riots between Buddhists and Muslims was held in 2018 started from the Udispattuwa area of the Kandy District.[1] The communal violences caused several damages to the properties, lives of both Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims in the area with a state of emergency being imposed in Sri Lanka for 10 days.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Muslims' Dilemma – State of Emergency Declared After a Lapse Of 9 Years | Asian Tribune". asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Tense situ in Teldeniya over death of assault victim". Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka struggles to curb Buddhist riots". BBC News. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-09.


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