Negapatam: Difference between revisions

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Negapatam
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Presidency: Madras Presidency
Coordinates:	10.77°N 79.83°E
Altitude:	0 m (0 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Nagapattinam
State/Province:	Tamil Nadu
Country:	India
Transport links
South Indian Railway

The station at this town was on the South Indian Railway broad gauge (MG) 'Nagore Branch Line' connecting to the port of Nagore, 5 miles(8km) and inland to Tanjore, 48 miles(77km).

Modern name: Nagapattinam
Variants: Negapatam/Negapatnam

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+The station at this town was on the  [[South Indian Railway]] [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|broad gauge (MG)]] '[[Nagore Branch Line]]' connecting to the port of [[Nagore]], 5 miles(8km) and inland to [[Tanjore]], 48 miles(77km).
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 Variants: Negapatam/Negapatnam
-== History ==
+== Military history ==
 *[[Battle of Negapatam]] 1746
 *[[Siege of Negapatam]] 1781
+==External links==
+*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_008.gif Negapatam Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
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+[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]