Karaikal

Municipality in Puducherry, India

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Karaikal

Karaikal (, Tamil: [kaːɾɐi̯kːaːl], French: Karikal [kaʁikal]) is a port city of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. It is the administrative headquarters of the Karaikal District and the second most populated town in the Union Territory after Pondicherry. Located on the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal in South India, it is situated at the center of a coastal enclave surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu and its Cauvery delta districts (Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam).

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  • Neravy Main City
  • Hotel Nandha
  • Kebabs & Rolls BBQ Nation
  • Vandana Grand (Veg by Hotel Moujahir)
  • Seagulls Restaurant
  • Thirunallar Saneeshwara Bhagavan Temple

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Best TimeBest visited between Jan and Apr
RegionPuducherry

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