Karaikal

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Karaikal is a coastal town and district of the Union Territory of Puducherry in southeastern India, known for its strategic port and location along the Bay of Bengal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Karaikal canonical 9
Karaikal district 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
Hindu religious festival
Hindu temple
deep-water port
district
town
administrativeStatus district of Puducherry
climate tropical wet and dry climate
coast Coromandel Coast
coastlineFeature sandy beaches
country India
formerColonialPower France
governingBody Government of Puducherry
Karaikal Municipal Council
hasFestival Mangani Festival
hasPort Karaikal Port
hasReligiousSite Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal
hasRole district headquarters of Karaikal district
historicalAffiliation French India
knownFor agriculture
fishing
religious tourism
strategic port
legislativeConstituency Karaikal (Puducherry Legislative Assembly)
locatedIn Karaikal
Karaikal
Karaikal
Kaveri River delta region
southeastern India
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
location Karaikal
mergedDeJureWithIndia 1962
mergedWithIndia 1954
nearestMajorCity Nagapattinam
Puducherry (Pondicherry) city
linked to: Puducherry
nearRiver Kaveri River distributaries
officialLanguage English
Tamil
partOf Puducherry
Union Territory of Puducherry
linked to: Puducherry
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
port-related trade
religion Christianity (minority)
Hinduism (majority)
linked to: Hinduism

Islam (significant minority)
timezone IST
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode PY-02

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coromandel Coast hasMajorPort Karaikal
Puducherry hasDistrict Karaikal district
linked to: Karaikal
Puducherry hasExclave Karaikal
French India contains Karaikal
Karaikal Port locatedIn Karaikal
subject linked to: Karaikal
Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple locatedIn Karaikal
subject linked to: Karaikal
Our Lady of Angels Church, Karaikal locatedIn Karaikal
subject linked to: Karaikal
Mangani Festival location Karaikal
subject linked to: Karaikal
Legislative Assembly of Puducherry hasJurisdictionOver Karaikal district
linked to: Karaikal
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry governs Karaikal district
linked to: Karaikal