Mangaluru

India

Also known as: Mangalore

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Last Updated: Jan 5, 2025 • Article History

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Mangaluru, city, southwestern Karnataka state, southwestern India. It is a port on the Arabian Sea coast that lies on the backwaters formed by the Netravati and Gurpur rivers. Mangaluru has long been a roadstead along the Malabar Coast. It became engaged in trade with the Persian Gulf region in the 14th century, and it was occupied by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. Under the Mysore (Mysuru) sultans (1763) it became a strategic shipbuilding base, which was ceded to the British in 1799 after numerous sieges. The contemporary city, heavily dotted with coconut plantations, has a deceptively rural appearance. It ...(100 of 327 words)

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