Beruwala

As the earliest Muslim community in Sri Lanka, Beruwala is notable for serving as a reminder of Sri Lanka’s multicultural and pluralistic past. It is one of the largest and busiest vacation resort areas on the islands, located close to 60 kilometers from the capital Colombo. It is a picture-perfect vacation spot with long lengths of golden beach bordered on one side by coconut trees and the wide Indian Ocean on the other. Tourists like to shop in Colombo, the island’s capital, and enjoy ayurvedic treatments, as well as the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery farther down the coast. The white minarets of the Kechimalai Mosque stand out among the village of Beruwela’s architectural features. This mosque, which is situated near the town’s northern border and is said to be the island’s oldest mosque known to exist, is definitely worth a visit.