Poompuhar

Poompuhar is a town in the in the southern Indian state of . The town, also known as Puhar, is referred to as Kaveri Poompattinam in ancient Tamil literature.
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  • Village
  • Description: town in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as
    “Cauveripattinam”
    “Kaveripatnam”
    “Poombuhar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poompuhar Lighthouse.
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Poompuhar

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Latitude
11.1453° or 11° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
79.8537° or 79° 51′ 13″ east
Open location code
7J3X4VW3+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3780080258
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q19895332

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Vietnamese—“Poompuhar” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: “কাবেরিপাত্তিনম”
  • Chinese: “卡韦里帕蒂纳姆”
  • Kannada: “ಕಾವೇರಿ ಪೊಂಪಟ್ಟಿನಂ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kaveripattinam”
  • Newari: “काभेरिपट्टिनम”
  • Tamil: “காவிரிப்பூம்பட்டினம்”
  • Tamil: “காவேரிப்பட்டினம்”
  • Tamil: “புகார்”
  • Tamil: “பூம்புகார்”
  • Vietnamese: “Kaveripattinam”

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