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Ozhukarai Taluk

Uzhavarkarai

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

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 . is situated 3 km north of Uzhavarkarai.

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 . is situated 2½ km east of Uzhavarkarai.

Church
Photo: Jayarathina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of , a Union territory in . The original structure was built in Gothic architecture in 1745 by Kanakaraya Mudali, the longest serving dubash of the French East India Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pondicherry and Veerampattinam.

Photo: Hshook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city and an enclave within , . 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.

Village
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is the largest coastal village in the union territory of situated between Pondicherry and . The village is 7 km away from the Pondicherry city centre and frequent bus services are available from Pondicherry for almost once in every 10–15 minutes. is situated 6 km south of Uzhavarkarai.

Town
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, or Villianoor, is a commune panchayat and the headquarters of the taluk of Puducherry District. Kameeswarar temple is the major landmark in the town. is situated 6 km southwest of Uzhavarkarai.

Uzhavarkarai

Latitude
11.94141° or 11° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
79.80646° or 79° 48′ 23″ east
Population
300,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7J3XWRR4+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9065390322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11679710
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”
  • Serbian: “Ожукарај”
  • Spanish: “Ozhukarai”
  • Swedish: “Ozhukarai”
  • Tamil: “உழவர்கரை நகராட்சி”
  • Tamil: “உழவர்கரை”
  • Vietnamese: “Ozhukarai”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Uzhavarkarai”
  • “ओझुकरै”

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