Pamban Island

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Pamban Island is a narrow island in the Gulf of Mannar off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, known for its pilgrimage town of Rameswaram and its historic railway bridge connecting it to the mainland.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pamban Island canonical 4
Rameswaram Island 4
Pamban 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island
island
administrativeDivision Ramanathapuram district
climate tropical
coast southeastern coast of India
connectedBy Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge
Pamban Bridge
Pamban railway bridge
linked to: Pamban Bridge
connectedTo Indian mainland
country India
hasBridge Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge
Pamban Bridge
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasEcosystem coastal ecosystem
marine ecosystem
hasFeature coral reefs nearby
sandy beaches
shallow seas
hasReligiousSite Ramanathaswamy Temple
hasSettlement Rameswaram municipality
linked to: Rameswaram
hasTown Pamban
linked to: Pamban Island

Rameswaram
hasTransport railway line to Rameswaram
road bridge to mainland
historicalSignificance site of early sea bridge between mainland India and Rameswaram
knownFor Pamban Bridge
pilgrimage town of Rameswaram
language Tamil
locatedIn Palk Strait
Ramanathapuram district
Tamil Nadu
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Mannar
near Mandapam
Sri Lanka
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf Adam's Bridge region
Rameswaram taluk
linked to: Rameswaram
region South India
religion Hinduism
religiousSignificance major Hindu pilgrimage destination
separates Gulf of Mannar
Palk Strait
state Tamil Nadu
tourism beach tourism
marine tourism
religious tourism

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rameswaram locatedIn Pamban Island
Rameswaram nearbyPlace Pamban
linked to: Pamban Island
Ramanathapuram district containsIsland Rameswaram Island
linked to: Pamban Island
Ramanathaswamy Temple locatedOn Rameswaram Island
linked to: Pamban Island
Pamban Island hasTown Pamban
linked to: Pamban Island
Pamban Bridge connects Rameswaram Island
linked to: Pamban Island
Pamban Bridge locatedNear Pamban town
linked to: Pamban Island
Pamban Bridge namedAfter Pamban Island
Dhanushkodi Beach locatedOn Rameswaram Island
linked to: Pamban Island
Pei Karumbu, Rameswaram locatedOn Pamban Island