Keelakarai
E453350
Keelakarai is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historic mosques, maritime trading heritage, and culturally rich Muslim community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keelakarai canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | town panchayat ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| coastalSettlement | true ⓘ |
| coastType | low-lying sandy coast ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Dravidian-Islamic fusion architecture
ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuiltHeritage | old stone mosques ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCommunity | Muslim community ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Arab trader settlements
ⓘ
traditional maritime families ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Arabic-influenced Tamil culture
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | predominantly Muslim population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
remittances from Gulf countries ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
Islamic religious schools (madrasas)
ⓘ
schools ⓘ |
| hasFestivalType | Islamic religious festivals ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | maritime trading heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
Arab–South India maritime links
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic (religious and cultural use)
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuildingType | Jama Masjid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSiteType | mosque ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
nearby railway access via Ramanathapuram
ⓘ
road connectivity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
culturally rich Muslim community
ⓘ
historic mosques ⓘ maritime trading heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Ramanathapuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southeastern Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | IST ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mandapam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramanathapuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Keelakarai Assembly constituency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.