Punnaikayal (Tamil: புன்னைக்காயல்), historically known as Punnaikayal Port, is a coastal village and historic port in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. Situated near the mouth of the Tamiraparani River where it enters the Gulf of Mannar, Punnaikayal was one of the most important settlements of the historic Pearl Fishery Coast (*Costa da Pescaria*).
Punnaikayal (Tamil: புன்னைக்காயல்), historically known as Punnaikayal Port, is a coastal village and historic port in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. Situated near the mouth of the Tamiraparani River where it enters the Gulf of Mannar, Punnaikayal was one of the most important settlements of the historic Pearl Fishery Coast (*Costa da Pescaria*).
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