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Sri Lanka. The Castle Hotel Slave Island. Colombo.

Calendar and Gandhi above the reception at the Castle Hotel Bar.
Slave Island is a suburb in Colombo located directly south of the Fort area of Colombo. The name Slave Island was given during the period of British occupation and administration, and refers to the situation under Portuguese and Dutch administration when slaves were held there, most of them from Africa. The area will be re-developed, so many of the families will move out by the end of 2013 to allow the construction of high rise housing.

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Slave Island - The Castle Hotel
Calendar and Gandhi above the reception at the Castle Hotel Bar. <br /> Slave Island is a suburb in Colombo located directly south of the Fort area of Colombo. The name Slave Island was given during the period of British occupation and administration, and refers to the situation under Portuguese and Dutch administration when slaves were held there, most of them from Africa. The area will be re-developed, so many of the families will move out by the end of 2013 to allow the construction of high rise housing.
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