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| − | |presidency=[[ | + | |presidency=[[Madras]] |
|image= | |image= | ||
| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates=[https://www.google.com/maps/place/8°48'36.0%22N+78°08'24.0%22E/@8.81,78.14,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d8.81!4d78.14?hl=en 8.81°N 78.14°E] |
|altitude= 4 m (13 ft) | |altitude= 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| − | |presentname= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |presentname= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoothukudi Thoothukudi] |
|stateprovince=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu] | |stateprovince=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu] | ||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | ||
| − | |transport= | + | |transport=[[South Indian Railway]] |
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''Tuticorin''' was a town in the Tinnevelly District during the British period. | ||
| + | The [[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]] of the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) metre gauge(MG) connects [[Madras]] to 'Tuticorin' | ||
| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Thoothukudi<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Tuticorin/Tuttukkudi | ||
| − | + | == External links == | |
| − | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_070.gif Tuticorin Town] Imperial Gazetteer | |
| − | + | ===Historical books online=== | |
| − | + | *[https://archive.org/details/notesonpearlchan00thur/page/n4/mode/2up ''Notes on the Pearl and Chank Fisheries and Marine Fauna of the Gulf of Manaar''] by Edgar Thurston. 1890 Archive.org. Includes "Chapter I. The Tuticorin Pearl Fishery". | |
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| + | }} | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:04, 31 March 2020
| Tuticorin | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 8.81°N 78.14°E |
| Altitude: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Thoothukudi |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| South Indian Railway | |
Tuticorin was a town in the Tinnevelly District during the British period.
The Madras-Tuticorin Mainline of the South Indian Railway(SIR) metre gauge(MG) connects Madras to 'Tuticorin'
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Thoothukudi
Variants: Tuticorin/Tuttukkudi
External links
- Tuticorin Town Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- Notes on the Pearl and Chank Fisheries and Marine Fauna of the Gulf of Manaar by Edgar Thurston. 1890 Archive.org. Includes "Chapter I. The Tuticorin Pearl Fishery".
