Vizagapatam

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Vizagapatam, now commonly known as Visakhapatnam, is a major coastal city and port on the Bay of Bengal in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
coastal city
port city
urban area
administrativeDivision Visakhapatnam district
alsoKnownAs Vizag
Waltair
climate tropical wet and dry climate
coastType Coromandel Coast
country India
economicRole major shipping and industrial hub
hasAirport Visakhapatnam Airport
hasBeach Ramakrishna Beach
Rushikonda Beach
hasHarbor landlocked natural harbor
hasHill Kailasagiri
hasHillRange Eastern Ghats
hasIndustry IT services
petroleum refining
pharmaceuticals
shipbuilding
steel
hasModernName Visakhapatnam
hasNavalBase Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy
hasPort Visakhapatnam Port
hasPortType natural harbor
hasRailwayStation Visakhapatnam railway station
hasSeaportStatus major port
hasUniversity Andhra University
historicalName Vizagapatam
historicalRegion Northern Circars
is major industrial center in Andhra Pradesh
major port on the east coast of India
isHeadquartersOf Eastern Naval Command
Visakhapatnam district
language English
Telugu
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
modernOfficialName Visakhapatnam
partOf Eastern Ghats coastal region
region Andhra coastal region
stateCapitalStatus proposed executive capital of Andhra Pradesh
transportHubFor eastern India
wasUnderRuleOf British East India Company
Kalinga region in ancient times
Madras Presidency

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vizagapatam ("Vizag")
alsoKnownAs
South India ("Visakhapatnam")
hasMajorCity
Vizagapatam ("Visakhapatnam")
hasModernName
Eastern Naval Command ("Visakhapatnam")
headquartersLocation
Vizagapatam
historicalName
Andhra Pradesh ("Visakhapatnam")
largestCity
Royal Indian Navy mutiny ("Visakhapatnam")
location
Andhra Pradesh ("Visakhapatnam")
majorCity
Vizagapatam ("Visakhapatnam")
modernOfficialName
Madras Presidency
notableCity
Eastern Naval Command ("Visakhapatnam")
primaryNavalBase

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