Korkai
Korkai is an ancient port city and archaeological site located in present-day Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was one of the earliest capitals of the Pandya dynasty and served as a major center of pearl fishing and maritime trade in ancient South India.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umarikadu and Eral.
Umarikadu
Village
Umarikadu is a village located in the Srivaikundam Taluk Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kurumbur railway station is the nearest, while Arumuganeri railway station, Nazareth railway station, Alwar Tirunagri railway station and Tiruchendur railway station are in the vicinity.
Eral
Village
Eral is a town in the Tuticorin district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Eral is situated 4 km west of Korkai.
Sawyerpuram
Village
Sawyerpuram is a town panchayat in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India. Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram. They were found embedded in the fossil-bearing sand dunes. Sawyerpuram is situated 6 km northwest of Korkai.
Korkai
- Type: Locality
- Description: village and ancient seaport settlement in Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: village in India
- Location: Eral, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Korkai” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كوركيه”
- Asturian: “Korkai”
- Catalan: “Kolkai”
- Catalan: “Korkai”
- Dutch: “Korkai”
- German: “Korkai”
- Gujarati: “કોરકાઈ”
- Japanese: “コーカイ”
- Japanese: “コルカイ”
- South Azerbaijani: “کورکای”
- Tamil: “கொற்கை”
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