Dowlaiswaram

India
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Also known as: Dowleswaram
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Dowleswaram

Dowlaiswaram, town, northeast-central Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies on the Godavari River delta, just south of Rajahmundry.

Dowlaiswaram is located at the source of the great delta. It was there that the British civil engineer Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton built a dam more than 2 miles (3 km) long across the river in the mid-19th century, supplying canals for irrigation. Rice fields, gardens, and villages are scattered over the deltaic region that surrounds the mainly agricultural town. The dam has a road along its top. Pop. (2001) 38,895; (2011) 44,637.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.