Poompuhar

Poompuhar is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town, also known as Puhar, is referred to as Kaveri Poompattinam in ancient Tamil literature.

Photo: MARIKANNAN G, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: human-geographic territorial entity
Description: town in Tamil Nadu, India
Also known as: “Poombuhar”

Poompuhar

Location: Tamil Nadu South Coast, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

11.144° or 11° 8′ 38″ north

Longitude

79.855° or 79° 51′ 18″ east

Open location code

7J3X4VV4+J2

Wikidata ID

Q19895332

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In Other Languages

From Kannada to Tamil—“Poompuhar” goes by many names.

Kannada: “ಕಾವೇರಿ ಪೊಂಪಟ್ಟಿನಂ”
Tamil: “காவிரிப்பூம்பட்டினம்”
Tamil: “காவேரிப்பட்டினம்”
Tamil: “புகார்”
Tamil: “பூம்புகார்”

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