| rdfs:comment | - Pondicherry, a city in the southeastern India, is the capital city of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. For last few years, the city's name has been changed to Puducherry. In its long history, the city has been known with several different names.
- About this sound Pondicherry (help·info) (Tamil: புதுச்சேரி, Telugu: పాండిచేరి, Malayalam: പോണ്ടിചെര്രി), since 2006 officially Puducherry, is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of four non-contiguous enclaves, or districts, and named for the largest, Pondicherry.
- Pondicherry, currently known as Puducherry, is the capital city of the Indian Union Territory of the same name, Pondicherry state. The small and beautiful city was the capital of of the French colonies of India and the place has earned the nickname of the French Rivera on the East, and rightly so as the French influence continues to permeate the social and cultural life of the city - even French is one of the official language of the state.
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| abstract | - Pondicherry, a city in the southeastern India, is the capital city of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. For last few years, the city's name has been changed to Puducherry. In its long history, the city has been known with several different names.
- About this sound Pondicherry (help·info) (Tamil: புதுச்சேரி, Telugu: పాండిచేరి, Malayalam: പോണ്ടിചെര്രി), since 2006 officially Puducherry, is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of four non-contiguous enclaves, or districts, and named for the largest, Pondicherry. In September 2006, the territory changed its official name from Pondicherry[1] to Puducherry, which means "New village"[2] in the Tamil language. The territory is called புதுச்சேரி (Putuccēri) or பாண்டிச்சேரி (Pāṇṭiccēri) in Tamil, or Pondichéry in French. It is also known as "The French Riviera of the East" (La Côte d'Azur de l'Est).
- Pondicherry, currently known as Puducherry, is the capital city of the Indian Union Territory of the same name, Pondicherry state. The small and beautiful city was the capital of of the French colonies of India and the place has earned the nickname of the French Rivera on the East, and rightly so as the French influence continues to permeate the social and cultural life of the city - even French is one of the official language of the state. Pondicherry attracts more than half a million tourists every year and the number is steadily rising. You will find tourists of many nationalities in Pondicherry and the place attracts hordes of domestic tourists as well. naturally, the place remains vibrant round the year.
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