Bakare

settlement · 30 BC – 2099 AD

An ancient port settlement on the southwest coast of India, mentioned by the Periplus, Pliny, and Ptolemy. Casson (whence BAtlas) places it at modern Pirakkād/Purakkad in the state of Kerala.

Coordinates

9.35099, 76.36792

Also known as

Barare (grc), Becare (la), Becare (la), Pirakkād (en), Pirakkād (en), Purakkaadu (ml), Purakkad (en), Purakkad (en), Vaikkarai (ml), Βακάρη (grc), Βαραρή (grc), പുറക്കാട് (ml)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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