Southern India
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Kollam

Tangasseri

Tangasseri or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in city, , India.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Kollam
  • Also known as: “Thangasseri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Infant Jesus Cathedral and Thangassery Fort.

Church
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The is a historic Roman Catholic church established by Portuguese during 1614, situated at Tangasseri in the city of , India.

Fort
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Fort Thomas or St. Thomas Fort or Fortaleza de São Tomé, also known as Tangasseri Fort, is a ruined fort located in the beach town of Tangasseri on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the city of , , India.

Lighthouse
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Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated at Tangasseri in city of the Indian state of . It is one of the two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thirumullavaram and Bishop Jerome Nagar.

Suburb
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is a part of UA in the state of , a state in south . It is situated 6 km north of the city of . It is best known for a calm beach safe for swimming.

Locality
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is one of the largest shopping complexes in the city of in the Indian state of . It is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, the first Catholic Diocese in .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of city, . It is 4 km away from and nearly 5 km from . lies on the north side of the city. It is in council of Kollam Municipal Corporation.

Tangasseri

Latitude
8.88543° or 8° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
76.56779° or 76° 34′ 4″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6JWRVHP9+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3448132415
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1254996
Wiki­data ID
Q7682823
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Tangasseri” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “登格塞里”
  • Dutch: “Tangasseri”
  • Hindi: “तंगस्सेरी”
  • Malayalam: “തങ്കശ്ശേരി”
  • Portuguese: “Tangasseri”
  • Tamil: “தங்கசேரி”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Punnathala South and Thangassery East.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Millenium Hall and Holy Cross Roman Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tangasseri”. Photo: Kumbalam, CC BY-SA 3.0.