Arcot

Arcot is a City and Taluk of in the Indian state of . Located on the southern banks of , the city straddles a trade route between and Bangalore or , between the Mysore Ghat and the Javadi Hills.
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  • Type: Town with 56,000 residents
  • Description: town in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Arcot, Tamil Nadu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Delhi Gate.

Monument
Photo: Priasai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is part of the fortification of Arcot, a town which is located on the banks of Palar river in , , . The gate was part of a fort built by Mughal governor, Daud Khan Panni, in the first half of the 18th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranipet.

Town
is an industrial town and the administrative headquarters of in the Indian state of . It is located on the Northern banks of the .

Arcot

Latitude
12.9079° or 12° 54′ 28″ north
Longitude
79.3204° or 79° 19′ 13″ east
Population
56,000
Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)
Open location code
7J4XW85C+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 263014528
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1278432
Wiki­data ID
Q589185
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Arcot” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Arcot”
  • Bishnupriya: “আরকোট”
  • Catalan: “Arcot”
  • Cebuano: “Arcot”
  • Chinese: “阿尔果德”
  • Chinese: “阿爾果德”
  • Czech: “Árkádu”
  • Dutch: “Arcot”
  • French: “Arcot”
  • French: “Arkat”
  • French: “Arkât”
  • German: “Arcot”
  • Hindi: “आर्कोट”
  • Italian: “Arcot”
  • Japanese: “アルコット”
  • Kannada: “ಆರ್ಕಾಟು”
  • Kannada: “ಆರ್ಕಾಟ್”
  • Kashmiri: “آرکاٹ، ویلور”
  • Malay: “Arcot”
  • Newari: “आर्कोट”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਰਕੋਟ”
  • Persian: “آرکوت (ولور)”
  • Persian: “آرکوت”
  • Russian: “Аркот”
  • Russian: “Аркота”
  • Slovenian: “Arcot”
  • Spanish: “Arcot”
  • Swedish: “Arcot”
  • Tamil: “ஆர்க்காடு”
  • Tamil: “ஆற்காடு”
  • Tamil: “வட ஆற்காடு மாவட்டம்”
  • Urdu: “آرکاٹ، رانی پیٹ”
  • Urdu: “آرکاٹ، ویلور”
  • Vietnamese: “Arcot”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Arcot”
  • Western Panjabi: “ارکوٹ”

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