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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  • Type: human settlement
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: Kaveripoompatinam”, “Puhar”, and “Puhar, Mayiladuthurai

Poompuhar

Latitude
11.144° or 11° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
79.855° or 79° 51′ 18″ east
Open location code
7J3X4VV4+J2
Wiki­data ID
Q2135463
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Poompuhar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بهار
  • Bishnupriya: কাবেরিপাত্তিনম
  • Chinese: Kaveripattinam
  • Chinese: 卡韋里帕蒂納姆
  • Chinese: 卡韦里帕蒂纳姆
  • Dutch: Kaveripattinam
  • Egyptian Arabic: بهار
  • Hindi: पूहार, मयिलाडुतुरै
  • Irish: Puhar
  • Japanese: プハル
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kaveripattinam
  • Newari: काभेरिपट्टिनम
  • Persian: پوهار
  • Portuguese: Kaveri poompattinam
  • Portuguese: Kaveripattinam
  • Portuguese: Poompuhar
  • Portuguese: Puhar
  • Russian: Пумпухар
  • Slovenian: Puhar
  • Tamil: காவிரிப்பூம்பட்டினம்
  • Tamil: புகார்
  • Tamil: பூம்புகார்
  • Vietnamese: Kaveripattinam

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