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Hambbantota Port
Hambantota was an important maritime city since ancient times. The inland harbour on the Walawe river and the sea harbour on the bay of Godavaya were an important component in the economy of ancient Sri Lanka, This port was first known to be operational in the general area of Hambantota around 250 BC, when Chinese and Arabian merchants used it as part of the maritime silk route. Around the 1st century CE, a furnace powered by monsoon winds was built near Embilipitiya, which used wind based air supply to produce high carbon steel. This steel was exported to Rome and other European areas for the manufacture of armor and swords, with ships sailing to a port in Hambantota to obtain steel.
Proposals to build a port in Hambantota date back over three decades, but plans never got out of conceptual stages till 2005. Launched on 15 January 2008, the first phase of the port was opened on 18 November 2010, When completed, the port will be the biggest port constructed on land to date in the 21st century
The mouth of the natural harbor at Hambantota has a 22m depth. When completed, the port will have a 1.5 km long breakwater, with a minimum basin depth of 17m. The turning circle will be 600m. A dam will also be built to prevent flooding in nearby areas, and a seawall made of interlocking concrete blocks will protect the port from high seas
View of the administrative building.
Hambbantota Port
Hambantota was an important maritime city since ancient times. The inland harbour on the Walawe river and the sea harbour on the bay of Godavaya were an important component in the economy of ancient Sri Lanka, This port was first known to be operational in the general area of Hambantota around 250 BC, when Chinese and Arabian merchants used it as part of the maritime silk route. Around the 1st century CE, a furnace powered by monsoon winds was built near Embilipitiya, which used wind based air supply to produce high carbon steel. This steel was exported to Rome and other European areas for the manufacture of armor and swords, with ships sailing to a port in Hambantota to obtain steel.
Proposals to build a port in Hambantota date back over three decades, but plans never got out of conceptual stages till 2005. Launched on 15 January 2008, the first phase of the port was opened on 18 November 2010, When completed, the port will be the biggest port constructed on land to date in the 21st century
The mouth of the natural harbor at Hambantota has a 22m depth. When completed, the port will have a 1.5 km long breakwater, with a minimum basin depth of 17m. The turning circle will be 600m. A dam will also be built to prevent flooding in nearby areas, and a seawall made of interlocking concrete blocks will protect the port from high seas
View of the administrative building.