Malabar

Malabar, a region of the state of , is historically famous as a major spice trade centre, and was the port of first call for Vasco da Gama on his maiden voyage on the Cape Route.

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Malabar

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Latitude of center
11.8° or 11° 48′ north
Longitude of center
76° east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Malabar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مليبار”
  • Armenian: “Մալաբար”
  • Basque: “Malabar”
  • Bengali: “মালাবার”
  • Catalan: “Malabar”
  • Chinese: “马拉巴尔”
  • Dutch: “Malabar”
  • Esperanto: “Malabaro”
  • French: “Côte de Malabar”
  • French: “Malabar”
  • German: “Malabar”
  • Hebrew: “מלבר”
  • Hindi: “मालाबार”
  • Indonesian: “Kawasan Malabar”
  • Italian: “Malabar”
  • Japanese: “マラバール”
  • Japanese: “マラバール地方”
  • Malayalam: “മലബാർ”
  • Ossetian: “Малабар”
  • Persian: “مالابار”
  • Russian: “Малабар”
  • Sinhala: “මලබාර්”
  • Spanish: “Malabar”
  • Swedish: “Malabar”
  • Tamil: “மலபார் பிரதேசம்”
  • Tamil: “மலபார்”
  • Telugu: “మలబారు ప్రాంతం”
  • Telugu: “మలబార్ తీరం”
  • Telugu: “మలబార్”
  • Turkish: “Malabar”
  • Urdu: “مالابار علاقہ”
  • Urdu: “ملابار”
  • Venetian: “Małabar”
  • Western Panjabi: “مالابار”
  • Western Panjabi: “ملابار”

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