Periyapattinam

Periyapattinam is a large village located in the eastern part (Gulf of Mannar) of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. The inhabitants of this village are primarily Tamil Muslim.

== History == left|thumb|Marcopolo Travel This place is one of the historic ports of Eastern (Gulf of Mannar) from 21 km distance of Ramanathapuram where Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo and other famous travellers visited. Battuta mentioned this place as "Fattan" at his book Rihla. The port was called "Parakirama Pattinam" in the 10th century. In the 12th century, it was called "Pavitra Manicka Pattinam". It was also called "Ta Pa Tan" by the famous Chinese traveller Wang Ta-Yuan in the 14th century. Now, it is called Periyapattinam, where thousands of Muslims live. Most Muslims consider themselves to be settler descendants of maritime traders who had business linking the Persian Gulf to the south Indian coast and Southeast Asia.