Cooum River
The Cooum River, or simply Koovam, is one of the shortest classified rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal. This river is about 72 km in length, flowing 32 km in the city of Chennai and the rest in rural part.- Stream
- Description: river in India
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort St. George and Napier Bridge.
Fort St. George
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India.
Napier Bridge
Bridge
Napier Bridge is a road bridge over the Coovum River in Chennai, India.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chepauk and Triplicane.
Triplicane
Suburb
Thiruvallikeni, also known as Triplicane, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Chennai, India.
Chintadripet
Suburb
Chintadripet is a locality in Chennai, in India.
Cooum River
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Latitude
13.06835° or 13° 4′ 6″ north
Longitude
80.28989° or 80° 17′ 24″ east
Open location code
7M52379Q+8X
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cooum River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cooum”
- Catalan: “Cooum”
- Catalan: “Kuvam”
- Cebuano: “Cooum River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوم”
- French: “Cooum”
- German: “Cooum”
- German: “Kuvam”
- Hindi: “कूवम नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Cooum”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cooum”
- Japanese: “クーヴァミャール川(クーアム川)”
- Japanese: “クーヴァミャール川”
- Japanese: “コーム川”
- Maithili: “कूवम नदी”
- Malayalam: “കൂവം നദി”
- South Azerbaijani: “کاوووم چایی”
- Tamil: “கூவம் ஆறு”
- Tamil: “கூவம்”
- Welsh: “Afon Cooum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nehru Nagar and Komaleeswaranpet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Napier’s Bridge and Walajah Bridge.
Tamil Nadu: Highlights
Learn more about Chennai and Madurai.
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