Why visit Thoothukudi
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Thoothukudi Medical College.
Weather in Thoothukudi
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About Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi (formerly called Tuticorin) is a port industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The city is capital and headquarters of the district. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, Thoothukudi has the second highest Human Development Index in Tamil Nadu, next to Chennai.
From the Wikipedia article Thoothukudi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Thoothukudi Medical College
School · 2.4 km
Medical institution in South India
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship2
Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi
Church · 4.3 km
Church in Tamil Nadu, India
Gas and EV charging4
History
Thoothukudi is also known by the name 'Pearl City'. It is also called the "Sea Gateway of Tamil Nadu." Thoothukudi is part of the Pearl Fishery Coast and is known for its pearl fishing and shipbuilding industries.
The ancient town of Korkai, near present-day Thoothukudi, has been a center for maritime trade and pearl fishing for more than 2000 years. Ptolemy's geography refers to Korkai as a center of pearl fishing while describing commercial relations between western India and Alexandria, the chief eastern emporium of the Roman Empire. The Periplus says that the Pandyan Empire extended from Comari towards the north, including Korkai, where the pearl fisheries were. Eventually, the Vijayanagara Empire took over Thoothukudi. Conducted trade with the Portuguese. The Empire split into Nayak kingdoms, which were overthrown by the Nawab of Arcot. The Nawab eventually ceded the land to the British in 1801.
From the History section of Thoothukudi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Healthcare8
Map of Thoothukudi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tuticorin Airport (TCR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Muttayyāpuram 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Attimarappatti 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Korampallam 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Milavittan 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Mappilaiurani 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Sankaraperi 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Kumaragiri 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Sawyerpuram 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Pudūr 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Tirunelveli 50 km west, about 50 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Tuticorin Thermal Power Station at Night 1 crop, Tuticorin_Thermal_Power_Station_at_Night_1.jpg : Ramkumar derivative work: Begoon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Our lady of snows basilica, balaboss, Public domain
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