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Quilon

1 source and maps name this place

c. 1329–1330approximate
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WJordanus Catalani of Séverac, Dominican, bishop of…mixedW245

Point: 8.89° N, 76.61° E
How it is plotted: Surveyed point
A modern coordinate for a town, site or feature, taken from Wikipedia or Wikidata.
Wikidata: Q321475
Wikipedia: Kollam
Also spelled: India (Thana, Quilon)

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