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Visakhapatnam

a Pleiades place resource

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Although the present city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh seems to have been founded in the 11th or 12th century CE, archaeological evidence indicates the natural harbor at Visakhapatnam has served as a center of maritime trade from the 4th or 3rd century BCE onward.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/454189058

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
17.6935526, 83.2921297

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern Visakhapatnam (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Visakhapatnam (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- విశాఖపట్టణం (Viśākhapaṭṭaṇaṁ: Telugu, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- وشاکھ پٹنم (Washakh patanum: Urdu, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Visakhapatnam receives connections from:

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Place type:
settlement, port, settlement-modern

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Wikidata Visakhapatnam (Q200016)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Visakhapatnam: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/454189058> [accessed: 14 May 2026]

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