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Sivakasi (Tamil: [siʋakaːsi]) is a city and Municipal Corporation in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This city is known for its fireworks, firecracker, matchbox and printing industries. Sivakasi city alone meets about 90% fire cracker requirements of India. Only after Gutenberg in Germany, Sivakasi has more number of printing presses in the world. Due to its rapid industrial growth, this city is also called as Little Japan of India. The industries in Sivakasi employ over 2,50,000 people with an estimated turn over of ₹20 billion (US$250 million). Sivakasi was established in the 15th century during the reign of the Pandya king Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian. The town was a part of Madurai empire and had been ruled at various times by the Later Pandyas, Vijayanagara

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  • Sivakasi (en)
  • Sivakasi (eo)
  • Sivakasi (fr)
  • Sivakasi (it)
  • 시바카시 (ko)
  • Sivakasi (sv)
  • 西瓦卡西 (zh)
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  • Sivakasi (tamile சிவகாசி) estas urbego en Distrikto Virudhunagar, en subŝtato Tamilnado, en suda Barato. (eo)
  • Sivakasi è una suddivisione dell'India, classificata come municipality, di 72.170 abitanti, situata nel distretto di Virudhunagar, nello stato federato del Tamil Nadu. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe II (da 50.000 a 99.999 persone). (it)
  • 시바카시(타밀어: சிவகாசி)는 인도 타밀나두주의 도시이다. (ko)
  • Sivakasi är en stad i den indiska delstaten Tamil Nadu, och tillhör distriktet Virudhunagar. Folkmängden uppgick till 71 040 invånare vid folkräkningen 2011, med förorter 234 704 invånare. (sv)
  • 西瓦卡西(Sivakasi),是印度泰米尔纳德邦Virudhunagar县的一个城镇。总人口72170(2001年)。 (zh)
  • Sivakasi (tamoul : சிவகாசி « sivagāsi ») est une ville indienne de l'état du Tamil Nadu située dans le district de Virudhunagar à environ 70 km au sud-ouest de Madurai. En 2001, la population de son agglomération était de 121 358 habitants. (fr)
  • Sivakasi (Tamil: [siʋakaːsi]) is a city and Municipal Corporation in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This city is known for its fireworks, firecracker, matchbox and printing industries. Sivakasi city alone meets about 90% fire cracker requirements of India. Only after Gutenberg in Germany, Sivakasi has more number of printing presses in the world. Due to its rapid industrial growth, this city is also called as Little Japan of India. The industries in Sivakasi employ over 2,50,000 people with an estimated turn over of ₹20 billion (US$250 million). Sivakasi was established in the 15th century during the reign of the Pandya king Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian. The town was a part of Madurai empire and had been ruled at various times by the Later Pandyas, Vijayanagara (en)
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  • Sivakasi (en)
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  • Little Japan of India, Cracker City of India (en)
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