Pamban Island

Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and . It forms part of the Rameswaram taluk in the of the Indian state of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in India
  • Also known as: Pāmban Island” and “Rameswaram Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple and Rameswaram railway station.

Hindu temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of , India. It is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. is situated 3½ km northeast of Pamban Island.

Station
Rameswaram railway terminus is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the town of , located in of the Indian state of .

Tower
The is a free-standing tower that was built in 1995. Standing at 323 metres, it is the second tallest structure in India. The tower is used by Doordarshan for television broadcasting. is situated 3 km northeast of Pamban Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rameswaram and Pamban.

is a town on Pamban Island, in state of . It's known for Ramanathaswamy Temple, a Hindu pilgrimage site with ornate corridors, huge sculpted pillars and sacred water tanks.

Village
is a town in the Rameswaram taluk of , . It is at the west edge of Island and is a popular fishing port. is situated 9 km west of Pamban Island.

Pamban Island

Latitude
9.27407° or 9° 16′ 27″ north
Longitude
79.29112° or 79° 17′ 28″ east
Population
82,700
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6JXX77FR+JC
Geo­Names ID
1260626
Wiki­data ID
Q2048616
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Satellite Map

Discover Pamban Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Pamban Island” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: পামবন দ্বীপ
  • Catalan: Illa de Pamban
  • Cebuano: Pāmban Island
  • Chinese: 班本島
  • Dutch: Pāmban Island
  • Egyptian Arabic: پامبان
  • Estonian: Pambani saar
  • Estonian: Pāmbani saar
  • Estonian: Rameswarami saar
  • French: Pamban
  • German: Insel Pamban
  • German: Pamban Island
  • German: Pamban
  • Greek: Πάμπαν
  • Hindi: रामेश्वरम द्वीप
  • Japanese: パーンバン島
  • Malayalam: പാമ്പൻ ദ്വീപ്
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rameshwaram
  • Persian: جزیره پامبان
  • Spanish: Isla Pamban
  • Spanish: Pamban
  • Spanish: Rameswaram
  • Spanish: Rámeswaram
  • Swedish: Pāmban Island
  • Tamil: பாம்பன் தீவு
  • Urdu: جزیرہ پامبان

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Highlights include Kundagal Channel and Kallaru Reef.

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