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#Parangipettai (Tamil: #பரங்கிப்பேட்டை), historically called #Porto_Novo ("New Port" in #Portuguese) is a panchayat town in #Cuddalore districtin the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Parangipettai is located on the north bank of the mouth of the #Vellar_river at a distance of 30 km from Cuddalore. From the capital city of #Chennai, Parangipettai can be reached through theNational Highway NH45A stretch between Cuddalore and #Chidambaram.              Due to its strategic location on the #Coromandel_Coast, Parangipettai has long been a major trading centre. In particular, it was an important trading destination for the #Arabs, especially the Yemenis. During the #colonial era the Portuguese, Dutch and English successively colonized the area. There is also a Ghandian connection to this place. Anne Marie Petersen became in 1909 a missionary in the so called Loventhal Mission. The foundation stone was laid by Gandhi himself in 1921, and a few years later the school was officially opened under the name Seva Mandir at a place called Porto Novo, near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, South India. Today, Parangipettai has evolved into a well-developed town with nearly all basic necessities such as healthcare, education and transport. It also hosts a Marine Biology Station affiliated with the Annamalai University. #HISTORY Through history, Parangipettai has taken many different names. One was 'Portonovo' during the period of Portuguese colonial rule. Other names were 'Muthukrishna puri' when the nayakkars ruled, 'Mohammed banthar' during the era of the Mughal Empire. In Tamil, Parangi refers to Europeans, while Pettai means place. Thus, Parangipettai literally translates to the pettah or abode of the parangisor #Europeans in Tamil. The Portuguese were the ones who actually named this place "Porto Novo" ("New Port" in Portuguese) as they set up a port here and made it their trading stronghold. #Muslims living in Parangipettai have a unique ancestry. Tamil is their mother tongue but it has been heavily influenced by Urdu and Arabic. Previously, especially during the Tamil Chola rule of Tamil Nadu, Arab traders used to heavily trade around the Coromandel coast in which Parangipettai is located. Some traders, throughout time decided to settle down here. And hence, Muslims of Parangipettai tend to resemble Arab features. During the Muslim rule of India under the Mughal Empire, Muslims from Hyderabad began settling in Parangipettai. Thus the Islamic culture in Parangipettai was influenced by Urdu and Mughal practices. A large trace of these people are found in Singapore and Malaysia.In 1801 Sir George Leith, who was then Lieutenant Governor of Penang,Malaysia, appointed a prominent Indian Muslim leader, Cauder Mohudeen, as Captain of the South Indian “Keling” community. He granted a piece of land to build a mosque on the south side of Malabar Street (Chulia Street). Cauder Mohudeen (born c. 1759) was a ship mandoor or foreman from Porto Novo, which the Tamils called Parangipettai.