Forests and Botanical Gardens-dry zone

Last updated on 18 May 2023

The Dry Zone of Sri Lanka encompasses the eastern and northern plains of the country as well as its southern coast. This area is naturally covered with a dry evergreen forest, the diversity of which depends on rainfall. The driest regions of the nation are the extreme southeast, northwestern, and Jaffna peninsula.

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