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Mangalore (măng-gəlôr`), city (1991 pop. 273,000), Karnataka state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. A port, it trades in spices, rice, fish, nuts, and cardamom. Manufactures include roofing tiles, pottery, brick kilns, and ships. The city has an airport, major road and rail connections, and a diesel power station. It was the capital (13th cent.) of the Alupa kingdom. In the late 18th cent., Mangalore was an important shipbuilding center. The British occupied the city in 1799. Mangalore a port in S India, in Karnataka on the Malabar Coast. Pop.: 398 745 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Air India Express, Air India's low-cost international subsidiary, will launch twice-weekly flights to Dubai from Amritsar and Mangalore on Oct. From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Kamataka State, India. 1) National Institute of Occupational Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad, India; (2) Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India; (3) Regional Occupational Health Research Centre, Bangalore, India |
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