Alambarai Fort
Alambarai Fort is an archaeological site in Cheyyur, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. Alambarai Fort is situated nearby to Alambarai Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alamparai Fort.
Alamparai Fort
Ruins
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The ruins of Alamparai Fort lie near Kadappakkam in India, a village 50 km from Mamallapuram on the land overlooking the sea. Constructed in the late 17th century during the Mughal era, the Alamparai Fort once had a 100-metre long dockyard stretching into the sea, from which zari cloth, salt, and ghee were exported.
Alambarai Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Inscription: “Alambarai Fort, Alambarai”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cheyyur, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.26598° or 12° 15′ 58″ northLongitude
80.01014° or 80° 0′ 37″ eastOpen location code
7M427286+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 1309212562OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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