Kadayanallur Street, Singapore (1 August 2017)
Kadayanallur Street (Simplified Chinese: 卡达耶那鲁街, Traditional Chinese: 卡達耶那魯街, Pinyin: Kǎdáyénàlǔ Jiē
) is a minor road in the
Chinatown subzone of
Outram urban planning area of Singapore . It connects
Maxwell Road to
Ann Siang Road , at the junction with
Erskine Road . Kadayanallur Street is on a slope going uphill towards
Ann Siang Hill .
The name Kadayanallur refers not to a person, but a place, specifically the city of
Kadayanallur , which is in present-day
Tamil Nadu, India . It got this name because there was once a Tamil Muslim community that settled in this area, which is in the
Tanjong Pagar neighbourhood.
Sights along Kadayanallur Street
Maxwell Food Centre (GPS: 1.28036, 103.84472)
Singapore City Gallery (GPS: 1.27976, 103.84521)
Kadayanallur Street roadsign (1 August 2017)
Kadayanallur Street roadsign (8 July 2011)
Kadayanallur Street (Mar 2022)
References
Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6
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