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Tamilakkam

geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people. Tamilakkam covered most of modern day Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and southern parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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Tamilakkam

Summary

Tamilakkam is a cultural area[1]. Tamilakkam draws 2,723 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_area category, ranking #4 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tamilakkam's instance of is recorded as cultural area[3].
  • Tamilakkam's locator map image is recorded as South India in Sangam Period.jpg[4].
  • Tamilakkam's subclass of is recorded as cultural region[5].
  • Tamilakkam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0119x791[6].
  • Tamilakkam's described by source is recorded as Periplus of the Erythraean Sea[7].
  • Tamilakkam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Tamilakam[8].

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Designation and Status

Tamilakkam's instance of is recorded as cultural area[3].

Why It Matters

Tamilakkam draws 2,723 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_area category, ranking #4 of 11).[2] Tamilakkam has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Tamilakkam is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tamilakkam. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tamilakkam
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tamilakkam_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tamilakkam}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tamilakkam}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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