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Explore Karaikal in India
Karaikal in the region of Pondicherry with its 79,653 inhabitants is a place in India - some 1,236 mi or ( 1989 km ) South of New Delhi , the country's capital city .
Time in Karaikal is now 01:25 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kandy, Colombo, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirukkannapuram, and Tharangambadi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Kandy . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Karaikal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Arasalar River
The river Arasalar is a branch of Cauvery which split into 5 different rivers when it enters into Tanjore District from Trichy. Exactly in the place near to Pullambadi where the River Cauvery been stopped by Lower Anaicut and from Tiruvaiyaru (separation of 5 rivers) this Arasalar separates from River Cauvery.
Located at 10.90 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Mohaideen Andavar Mosque
Mohaideen Andavar Mosque in Thirukkalachery has an important history to this building. It is located in Mosque Street (also called Pallivaasal Street; pallivaasal in Tamil means "mosque").
Located at 11.01 79.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tharangambadi
Tharangambadi (formerly Tranquebar) is a panchayat town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 15 km north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River. Tharangambadi is the headquarters of Tharangambadi taluk. Its name means "place of the singing waves". It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.
Located at 11.03 79.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Siege of Negapatam
The Siege of Negapatam was the first major offensive military action on the Indian subcontinent following the arrival of news that war had been declared between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, beginning the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, an offshoot of the American War of Independence. A British force besieged the Dutch-controlled port of Negapatam, the capital of Dutch Coromandel, on the eastern coast of India, which capitulated after the fortification's walls were breached.
Located at 10.78 79.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Battle of Negapatam (1782)
The Battle of Negapatam was the third in the series of battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on 6 July 1782.
Located at 10.78 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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