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Kollam

Kollam Lighthouse

Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated at in city of the Indian state of . It is one of the two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.
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Photo: ANOOP R, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in India
  • Also known as: “Quilan Lighthouse”, “Tangasery Light House”, “Tangasseri Lighthouse”, “Thangasseri Light House”, and “Thangassery Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thangassery Fort and Infant Jesus Cathedral.

Fort
Photo: Akhilan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Thomas or St. Thomas Fort or Fortaleza de São Tomé, also known as Tangasseri Fort, is a ruined fort located in the beach town of on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the city of , , India. is situated 300 metres northeast of Kollam Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic Roman Catholic church established by Portuguese during 1614, situated at in the city of , India. is situated 440 metres north of Kollam Lighthouse.

Bus station
Photo: Arunvrparavur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tangasseri Bus Terminal or Tangasseri Bus Bay is a bus station in the city of , . The bus terminal is opened on 6 September 2014 by Prasanna Earnest, the then Mayor of city. is situated 430 metres northeast of Kollam Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tangasseri and Thirumullavaram.

Suburb
Photo: Kumbalam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in city, , India.

Suburb
Photo: Arunvrparavur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a part of UA in the state of , a state in south . It is situated 6 km north of the city of . It is best known for a calm beach safe for swimming.

Suburb
Photo: Arunvrparavur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Aandamukkam is a neighbourhood of city in , . It is a part of Downtown Kollam. is one of the prime commercial centres of Kollam city, which was once the most important port city of India. is situated 2½ km east of Kollam Lighthouse.

Kollam Lighthouse

Latitude
8.88064° or 8° 52′ 50″ north
Longitude
76.56598° or 76° 33′ 58″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Height
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
6JWRVHJ8+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2222721291
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11610802
Wiki­data ID
Q18387881
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Kollam Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “登格塞里灯塔”
  • Chinese: “登格塞里燈塔”
  • French: “phare de Tangasseri”
  • French: “Phare de Tangasseri”
  • German: “Tangasseri Leuchtturm”
  • Hindi: “थांगसेरी लाइटहाउस”
  • Indonesian: “Mercusuar Tangasseri”
  • Malayalam: “തങ്കശ്ശേരി വിളക്കുമാടം”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Tangasseri”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Tangasseri”
  • Tamil: “தங்கசேரி கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

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