Visakhapatnam

settlement · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

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.

Coordinates
17.69355, 83.29213
Also known as
Viśākhapaṭṭaṇaṁ (te), Washakh patanum (ur), وشاکھ پٹنم (ur), విశాఖపట్టణం (te)
Dating
attested

Sources

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