Colombo (disambiguation)
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Colombo may refer to:
- ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, the largest city and former capital of Sri Lanka (the new capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, very close to Colombo) - Colombo (surname)Colombo (surname)Colombo is an Italian surname:*Cristoforo Colombo, the Italian language name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus*Emilio Colombo, Prime Minister of Italy 1970–1972 and subsequently lifetime Senator*Gioacchino Colombo, Italian automobile engine designer...
- Colombo (crater)Colombo (crater)Colombo is a lunar impact crater that lies on the strip of rough continental terrain between Mare Fecunditatis to the east and Mare Nectaris in the west. It is located to the south of the crater Goclenius, and northwest of Cook....
, a lunar crater - Colombo DistrictColombo DistrictColombo District is the smallest district in Sri Lanka with an area of 642 km². It is located in the Western Province, on the western coast of the island. Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo and the political capital, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte are located in this district...
, an administrative district of Sri Lanka which includes Colombo city. - Colombo, ParanáColombo, ParanáColombo is a city of about 217,000 inhabitants in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba.It was founded on 5 February 1890. It is located at 25º17'30" S, 49º13'27" W, at an altitude of about 1000 metres above sea level, some 18 km from state...
, Brazil - Colombo YogurtColombo YogurtColombo Yogurt originated from a family business run by Rose and Sarkis Colombosian, Armenian immigrants who lived in Andover, Massachusetts. Yogurt was first commercially produced and sold in the United States in 1929 by the Colombosians, whose family business later became Colombo Yogurt. The...
See also
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, English rendition of Cristoforo Colombo - Columbo (TV series)