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'''Kayalpattinam''' (also known as '''Kayalpatnam''' or '''Kayalpattanam''') is a [[Municipality]] in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the | '''Kayalpattinam''' (also known as '''Kayalpatnam''' or '''Kayalpattanam''') is a [[Municipality]] in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,588. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[Ibn Battuta]], the [[Muslim]] [[Marinid dynasty|Moroccan]] explorer has mentioned about Kayalpattinam (as called as Fatan) in his travel node [[The Rihla]] (lit. "Journey"). There exist a strong cultural connection exists between Kayalpatnam, '''Adirampattinam''' and [[Kilakarai]]. | [[Ibn Battuta]], the [[Muslim]] [[Marinid dynasty|Moroccan]] explorer has mentioned about Kayalpattinam (as called as Fatan) in his travel node [[The Rihla]] (lit. "Journey"). There exist a strong cultural connection exists between Kayalpatnam, '''Adirampattinam''' and [[Kilakarai]]. | ||
Also known as '''Kayal''', it is referred to in [[Marco Polo]]'s<ref>M. Polo refers in fact to [https://www.google.fr/maps/place/Pazhaiyakayal,+Tamil+Nadu+628152,+Inde/@8.6516262,78.0454588,12z Pazhaiyakayal (Old Payal)], which is 15 km north of actual Kayalpatnam. See [https://www.persee.fr/doc/befeo_0336-1519_1993_num_80_1_2596 Roderich Ptak, ''Yuan and Early Ming Notices on the Kayal Area in South India'', 1993].</ref> travel diaries dating to 1298 AD. Korkai<ref>Korkai, mentioned by Ptolemeus, is 4 km S-W of Old Kayal. See Roderich Ptak, ibid.</ref> | Also known as '''Kayal''', it is referred to in [[Marco Polo]]'s<ref>M. Polo refers in fact to [https://www.google.fr/maps/place/Pazhaiyakayal,+Tamil+Nadu+628152,+Inde/@8.6516262,78.0454588,12z Pazhaiyakayal (Old Payal)], which is 15 km north of actual Kayalpatnam. See [https://www.persee.fr/doc/befeo_0336-1519_1993_num_80_1_2596 Roderich Ptak, ''Yuan and Early Ming Notices on the Kayal Area in South India'', 1993].</ref> travel diaries dating to 1298 AD. Korkai,<ref>Korkai, mentioned by Ptolemeus, is 4 km S-W of Old Kayal. See Roderich Ptak, ibid.</ref> vaguthai or Kayal was an ancient port dating to the 1st centuries of the common era and was contemporaneous to the existence of [[Kollam]], another [[Pandyan]] port. [[Kollam]] served the Pandyas on the west coast while Korkai/Kayal served them on the east coast connecting them to [[Ceylon]] and the pearl fisheries in the [[Gulf of Mannar]] facing the [[Tirunelveli]] Coast. Arab traders from Egypt and Yemen landed at the port of Korkai (the present Kayalpatnam). some traders migrated to Adirampattinam. Strong trading connections existed with (Sri Lanka). There exist a strong cultural connection between Kayalpattinam, Adirampattinam and Kilakarai. Most of the Muslims here are matrilocal residents. The ancient port had trade connections with Egypt, [[Rome]] and Greece. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||