For other uses of "Pamban", see Pamban (disambiguation).
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Island in the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka
Pamban Village in Rameswaram Island
Fishing schooners leaving for an evening haul with a narrow promontory on the western tip of Pamban Island in the background
Geography
Coordinates
9°15′N79°18′E / 9.25°N 79.3°E / 9.25; 79.3
Area
96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Length
17.70 km (10.998 mi)
Width
9.65 km (5.996 mi)
Coastline
37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Administration
India
State
Tamil Nadu
District
Ramanathapuram
Taluk
Rameswaram
Demographics
Population
82,682 (2011)
Map of Pamban island in 1955
Pamban Island (Tamil: பாம்பன் தீவுpāmpaṉ tīvu), also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka, on the Adam's Bridge archipelago. The second largest island in the latter, Pamban Island belongs to India and forms the Rameswaram taluk of the Ramanathapuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest island in Tamil Nadu by area. The principal town in the island is the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram.
PambanIsland (Tamil: பாம்பன் தீவு pāmpaṉ tīvu), also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka, on the Adam's...
Pamban Bridge (pronounced: /pɑːmbən/ romanised: pāmban) is a railway bridge that connects the town of Rameswaram on PambanIsland with Mandapam in mainland...
Pamban is a town in the Rameswaram taluk of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is at the west edge of PambanIsland and is a popular fishing port...
Rameswaram on PambanIsland. The new bridge is constructed parallel to the iconic Pamban bridge opened in 1914 and will replace it. The new Pamban bridge with...
Pamban Gurudasa Swamigal (Tamil: பாம்பன் குமரகுருதாச சுவாமிகள்), popularly known as Pamban Swamigal, was an Indian Tamil Hindu saint and poet. He was a...
abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of PambanIsland of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west...
Nadu. It is on PambanIsland separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It...
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Krusadai Island is an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Mannar situated south of PambanIsland. The island belongs to India and forms a part of the Gulf...
Mt. Gandhamadana is the tallest peak on PambanIsland near Rameswaram, which lies in the Palk Strait between mainland India and Sri Lanka. It is believed...
The Pamban Lighthouse is one of the two lighthouses on the Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Pamban channel northwest point lighthouse...
district contains the Pamban Bridge, an east–west chain of low islands and shallow reefs that extend between India and the island nation of Sri Lanka,...
occasionally used the island as a naval gunnery practice range from 1920 onwards. During the medieval period, this island along with PambanIsland was in the possession...
Pullivasal Island is an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Mannar situated south of PambanIsland. The island belongs to India and forms a part of the...
international maritime border with the Northern Province of Sri Lanka at PambanIsland. Archaeological evidence points to Tamil Nadu being inhabited for more...
The island lies at the eastern end of Adam's Bridge (Tamil: ஆதம் பாலம், romanized: Ātam pālam), a chain of limestone shoals between PambanIsland (also...
and turned back toward the west-northwest. According to an officer on PambanIsland, located between Ceylon and Southern India, the storm's eye was no more...
Temple with high colourful towers and great long halls are notable. On PambanIsland, Ramanathaswamy Temple is a pilgrimage site. The town of Kanyakumari...
between Dhanushkodi on PambanIsland (also known as Rameswaram Island) in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka. The island of Rameswaram is linked...
the Northern Province of Sri Lanka at PambanIsland. The Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama's Bridge separate the region...
on the longhorn cowfish. On PambanIsland, the local belief was that when the land got separated, the cows on the island metamorphosed into these fish...
Ceylon. The 6,776-foot (2,065 m) Pamban railway bridge connecting Mandapam on the Indian mainland with Pambanisland was opened for traffic in 1914. The...
population decline as a result of the war in Abkhazia. Dhanushkodi, on PambanIsland, was a flourishing tourist town until it was wiped out by the 1964 Dhanushkodi...
government decided that the project would be implemented by deepening the Pamban pass which would save the Rama Setu from destruction. As of December 2020...
subcontinent where Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea meet. PambanIsland forms part of Ramanathapuram district separating Gulf of Mannar and...
certain scenes. The Pamban Bridge also known as Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge, connecting the town of Mandapam in Tamil Nadu with PambanIsland, and Rameswaram...
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