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Dhanushkodi
A town at the tip of Pamban Island wiped out by the 1964 cyclone and never resettled, its church and railway ruins standing between two seas. A causeway road reaches it and runs on to Arichal Munai.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Pāmban
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Pāmban
Pāmban is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Mandapam, 29km from Dhanushkodi.
Pāmban is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Mandapam, about 10 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Pāmban: Dhanushkodi (29 km).
Where is Pāmban?
Pāmban is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 10 km from Mandapam.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,926
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 9.2790, 79.2109
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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