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India / Denmark: Idealised image of early missionaries working among local people in and around Tranquebar (Tharangambadi). Etching, Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), early 18th century

Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River.<br/><br/>. It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.
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India / Denmark: Idealised image of early missionaries working among local people in and around Tranquebar (Tharangambadi). Etching, Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), early 18th century
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Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River.

. It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.
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