Cooum River

The Cooum River, or simply Koovam, is one of the shortest classified rivers draining into the . 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.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chepauk and Triplicane.
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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
Geo­Names ID
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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