Uzhavarkarai

Uzhavarkarai is a city, a municipality and a taluk in in the union territory of . The enclaves of and Alankuppam are parts of Uzhavarkarai municipality.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 300,000 residents
  • Description: city in Puducherry, India
  • Also known as: “Gundupalaiyam”, “Gundupālaiyam”, “Oulgaret”, and “Ozhukarai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pondicherry Airport and Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

Aerodrome
Photo: Asdfindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a domestic airport serving the union territory of , . It is located at Lawspet, situated 8.1 km from the international community of .

Church
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of .

Church
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is a minor basilica situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in , , and is an oriental specimen of Gothic Revival architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pondicherry and Kottakuppam.

Photo: Hshook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city in . There is a strong French influence on the architecture of the city, especially in the old quarters, with rues and boulevards lined with Mediterranean-style houses and bakeries, although the city remains very much Indian.

Town
is a developing town in in the state of , , approximately 5km from the nearby city of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Uzhavarkarai.

Town
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or Villianoor, Villenour in French, is a commune panchayat and the headquarters of the taluk of Puducherry District. Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine and Kameeswarar temple are two major landmarks in the town. is situated 6 km southwest of Uzhavarkarai.

Uzhavarkarai

Latitude
11.9414° or 11° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
79.8065° or 79° 48′ 23″ east
Population
300,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7J3XWRR4+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9065390322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11679708
Wiki­data ID
Q277708
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Waray—“Uzhavarkarai” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উজবর্করে”
  • Bengali: “ওজুকরে”
  • Bhojpuri: “ओझुकरै”
  • Bishnupriya: “অজহুকারাই”
  • Dutch: “Ozhukarai”
  • Esperanto: “Oĵukaraj”
  • French: “Oulgaret”
  • French: “Ozhukarai”
  • German: “Oulgaret”
  • German: “Ozhukarai”
  • Greek: “Οζουκαράι”
  • Hindi: “उलवंकरै”
  • Hindi: “ओड़ुकरई”
  • Hindi: “ओलुकरै”
  • Hindi: “औलागारेट”
  • Irish: “Uzhavarkarai”
  • Italian: “Ozhukarai”
  • Malagasy: “Ozhukarai”
  • Malay: “Ozhukarai”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uzhavarkarai”
  • Norwegian: “Uzhavarkarai”
  • Persian: “اوژوکاری”
  • Portuguese: “Ozhukarai”
  • Russian: “Гундупалаиям”
  • Russian: “Ожукарай”
  • Serbian: “Ожукарај”
  • Spanish: “Ozhukarai”
  • Swedish: “Ozhukarai”
  • Tamil: “உழவர்கரை நகராட்சி”
  • Tamil: “உழவர்கரை”
  • Vietnamese: “Ozhukarai”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Uzhavarkarai”
  • “ओझुकरै”

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