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Port Cities of South India
Port Cities of South India are developed from the early phase of colonial era when the Portuguese and the French traders came to India

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Port Cities of South IndiaPort Cities of South India are playing a major role in maintaining the trade relations with the South Asian and European countries. Ennore Port is one of the major ports of India located at Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu along with private Krishnapatnam Port. Some of the port Cities of South India are Panambur Port, Kochi, Mangalore, Cuddalore, Alappuzha twon, Kakinada, Kanhangad, Karaikal, Kollam, Krishnapatnam, Machilipatnam, Vijaydurg, Thoothukudi, Thayannur and many other inland and outland ports.

Visakhapatnam
It is the eighth-largest among Indian port cities in Andhra Pradesh, located on the coast of Bay of Bengal in the north eastern region of the state

Tuticorin
Tuticorin is a port city in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. It is an industrial city in Thoothukudi district, located in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal.

Thayannur
Thayannur is a port town situated in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. It is located on the way between Kanhangad and Kalichanadukkam.

Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam is a port town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a medieval administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District that came into the prominence during the rule of Cholas.

Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of Karnataka, located about 352 kilometers west of the state capital Bengaluru between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats Mountain Range in India.

Mormugao
Mormugao is a sub-district and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is the main port city of Goa.

Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam is a port city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Krishnapatnam
Krishnapatnam is a port town in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

Kollam
Kollam is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of Kerala. The city is located on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake.

Karaikal
Karaikal is a major port city of East Coast of India and a municipality in Karaikal district in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Kakinada
Kakinada is a port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an industrial belt, running north and south length of the city. It separates the eastern part from the coast. Kakinada is bordered on the southeast by Kakinada Bay and a marshy wetland, home to India`s second largest mangrove forest and the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kanhangad
Kanhangad is a port town and a municipality in the Kasaragod District. It is 28 kilometers from the district headquarters of Kasaragod town.

Cuddalore
Cuddalore is a port city in Cuddalore District in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai Port
Chennai Port is the third oldest port in India, established in 1881. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.


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