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Mahabalipuram

Village in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Place town Q208000
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Summary

Mahabalipuram is a town[1]. Mahabalipuram ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,545 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanchipuram district[3], Tamil Nadu[4]
  • Country: India[5]
  • Instance of: human settlement[6]
  • Named after: Narasimhavarman I[7]
  • Postal code: 603104[8]
  • Commons category: Mahabalipuram[9]
  • Local dialing code: 91-44[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mahabalipuram[11]
  • Population: 15,172[12], 12,049[13]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
  • Official name: Mahabalipuram[15], மகாபலிபுரம்)[16]
  • Elevation above sea level: 12 m[17]

Why It Matters

Mahabalipuram has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Mahabalipuram is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+15172'}, {'amount': '+12049'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 12.619722222222222, 'lon': 80.19444444444444}
    Country → India
    Named after → Narasimhavarman I
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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