Mahé Lighthouse

Mahe Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the south side of the entrance of in Mahe, Puducherry. It was established in the year 1893. There is a project by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships to upgrade the lighthouse.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: Lighthouse in Puducherry
  • Also known as: “Mahe lighthouse” and “Mahe Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahe railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Gnoeee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station geographically located in , , serves the Mahe district, . is situated 2 km east of Mahé Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peringathur and Thalassery.

Town
is a census town in taluk of in the state of . It is a part of the municipality of . is situated 6 km east of Mahé Lighthouse.

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a city in . is known as the political and cultural capital of Malabar. It is the centre of progressive political and literary movements.

Town
is a municipality in the district of in the state of , India. The town is the main marketplace for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. is situated 8 km northeast of Mahé Lighthouse.

Mahé Lighthouse

Latitude
11.70215° or 11° 42′ 8″ north
Longitude
75.53009° or 75° 31′ 48″ east
Inception
1893
Open location code
7J3QPG2J+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 841683098
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q18127675
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Satellite Map

Discover Mahé Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“Mahé Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • French: “Phare de Mahé”
  • Kannada: “ಮಯ್ಯಾಳಿ ದೀಪಸ್ತಂಭ”
  • Kannada: “ಮಯ್ಯಾಳಿ ಲೈಟ್ ಹೌಸ್”
  • Kannada: “ಮಾಹೆ ದೀಪಸ್ತಂಭ”
  • Kannada: “ಮಾಹೆ ಲೈಟ್ ಹೌಸ್”
  • Malayalam: “മാഹി വിളക്കുമാടം”
  • Tamil: “மாகே கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office of the Regional Administrator, Mahe and Masjid Sa’ad Bin Muad.

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