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Puducherry is the smallest union territory in terms of sea coastline with 30.6 km length. Some of Puducherry's regions are themselves amalgamations of non-contiguous enclaves, often called "pockets" in India. The Puducherry region is made of 11 such pockets, some of which are very small and entirely surrounded by the territory of Tamil Nadu.
Pondicherry. Pondicherry (/ ˌpɒndɪˈtʃɛri / PON-dih-CHERR-ee; Tamil: [paːɳɖit͡ːʃeːɾi]; French: Pondichéry IPA: [pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi]) is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the ...
Tourism in Puducherry. Map of India showing Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. Pondicherry is the capital city of The Union Territory of Puducherry and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India. A French colony until 1954, this coastal town retains a number of colonial buildings, churches, statues, and systematic town ...
First battle between the British and the Dutch was fought here. Puducherry is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of four non-contiguous enclaves, or regions, and named after the largest region, Pondicherry. The territory was officially known as Pondicherry until 2006 when it was renamed Puducherry.
They were procured in 2006–2007, but in the year 2010–11 they were withdrawn due to an accident and a court order to halt the service between Puducherry (city) and Bengaluru. Now, due to the efforts of the new general manager and the managing director, the buses have been sent to the Volvo factory and have been re-furbished with a complete FC.
Puducherry was mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century CE. The City of Puducherry (French: La ville de Pondichéry) on the southeast coast of India does not have a recorded history from antiquity. Puducherry has history recorded only after the advent of the colonial powers such as the Dutch, Portuguese, English and the French.
Veerampattinam. / 11.894389; 79.824139. Veerampattinam is the largest coastal village in the union territory of Puducherry situated between Pondicherry and Cuddalore. The village is 7 km away from the Pondicherry city centre and frequent bus services are available from Pondicherry for almost once in every 10–15 minutes.
The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India.The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi), [2] spread over 12 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu.