Keelakarai

E453350

Keelakarai is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historic mosques, maritime trading heritage, and culturally rich Muslim community.

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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
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