Nelkunda

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Nelkunda
Place Type: Port of trade
Route: Eastern route
Next on Route: Bakarē
Ancient Area: India
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 53, 55

Topographic info

Longitude 76.558846
Latitude 9.272624
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: Kottayam
Modern Country: India

Bibliography

Ancient source: Ptolemy, 7.1.9

Bibliography: Renou, Louis. 1925. La géographie de Ptolémée: L’Inde. (vii, 1-4). Paris: É. Champion; Biblioteca nazionale marciana, p. 83.