Parangipettai
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Parangipettai
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- iso 15919
- Settlement.other_name
- Porto Novo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town Panchayath
- Settlement.image_alt
- PARANGI PETTAI NINAIVUK KALANJIYAM.jpg
- Settlement.native_name
- Paraṅkippēṭṭai
- Settlement.nicknames
- Mahmood Bandar, Porto Novo, Firingipet, Portonova, Varnapuri, Aadimooleswaram, Muthukrishna Puri, Vagudhai, Krishnapattinam, Krishnapuri, Krishna Poompalan Pattinam, Port Mahmooda, European Town, New Port, Excellent Port and Puthanthurai
- Settlement.image_caption
- Top: Parangipettai Lighthouse, Sea Port Mid: Samiyarpettai Beach, CASMB Bottom: Pichavaram Forest
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.map_caption
- Parangipettai
Article
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Climate
- Religion
- Book
- Demographics
- At 2001 Census
- At 2011 Census
- Economy
- Transport
- Railways
- Ship
- Places of Interest
- Tourist places
- Historical places
- Parangipettai Water Sports Complex
- Hyder Ali War location
- Portonovo Lighthouse And Navtex Station
- References
- External links
Parangipettai ( ), historically called Porto Novo ("New Port" in Portuguese), is a coastal panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Parangipettai is located on the north bank of the mouth of the Vellar River at a distance of 30 km from Cuddalore. From the state capital city of Chennai, Parangipettai can be reached through the National Highway NH32 stretch between Cuddalore and Chidambaram.
Its strategic location on the Coromandel Coast has long made it a major trading center. In particular, it was an important trading destination for the Arabs, especially the Yemenis. During the colonial era, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English successively colonized the area.