Chennai (India)

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012073827

Codes

• a-ii---

Variants

• Chennapatnam (India)
• Chennapuri (India)
• Madraspatnam (India)
• Tamizhagam (India)
• Tamulinadu (India)

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n2012073827

• Associated Locale

  India

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+2012073827#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Chennai Label from public data source Wikidata
• India--Chennai

Broader Concepts from Other Schemes

• India--Chennai Metropolitan Area
• India--Chennai Region

Earlier Established Forms

• Madras (India)

Sources

• found: GEOnet, Nov. 27, 2012:(Chennaii [approved]; in Tamil Nadu, India, PPLA, 13°05ʹ00ʺN, 080°17ʹ00ʺE; variants: Chennapatnam, Chennapuri, Madras, Madraspatnam, Tamizhagam, Tamulinadu)
• found: Statesman's yearbook online, Nov. 27, 2012under India, city profiles, Chennai (Madras was officially renamed Chennai in 1996)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF Geographic
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 2012-11-27: new
• 2017-07-16: revised

Alternate Formats

• RDF/XML (MADS and SKOS)
• N-Triples (MADS and SKOS)
• JSON (MADS/RDF and SKOS/RDF)
• MADS - RDF/XML
• MADS - N-Triples
• MADS/RDF - JSON
• SKOS - RDF/XML
• SKOS - N-Triples
• SKOS - JSON
• MADS/XML
• MARC/XML