Alamparai Fort

The ruins of Alamparai Fort lie near Kadappakkam in India, a village 50 km from 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.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: fort near Kadapakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Alambarai Fort”

Alamparai Fort

Latitude
12.26598° or 12° 15′ 58″ north
Longitude
80.01014° or 80° 0′ 37″ east
Open location code
7M427286+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555491612
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q468734
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tamil—“Alamparai Fort” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Alamparai”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة الامباراى”
  • French: “fort d’Alamparai”
  • French: “Fort d’Alamparai”
  • Hindi: “आलम्परै किला”
  • Tamil: “ஆலம்பரை கோட்டை”

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Highlights include Alambarai Fort and Alambarai Beach.

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