Ayyanthopu
Ayyanthopu is a locality in Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. Ayyanthopu is situated nearby to the village Pamban, as well as near the locality Ariyakundu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pamban Bridge.
Pamban Bridge
Photo: Bhamdham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pamban Bridge was a railway bridge that connected the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to Mandapam on mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in 2010. Pamban Bridge is situated 3½ km northwest of Ayyanthopu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pamban and Rameswaram.
Pamban
Village
Photo: Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pamban is a town in the Rameswaram taluk of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is at the west edge of Pamban Island and is a popular fishing port. Pamban is situated 3 km northwest of Ayyanthopu.
Rameswaram
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Rameswaram is a town on Pamban Island, in Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It's known for Ramanathaswamy Temple, a Hindu pilgrimage site with ornate corridors, huge sculpted pillars and sacred water tanks.
Mandapam
Town
Mandapam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The famed Pamban Railway bridge and Vehicular bridge lie to the East of this Panchayat Town. Mandapam is Tamil Nadu’s largest refugee camp for Sri Lankans in India. Mandapam is situated 9 km west of Ayyanthopu.
Ayyanthopu
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.26667° or 9° 16′ northLongitude
79.23333° or 79° 14′ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
6JXX768M+M8GeoNames ID
1278087
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