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district, India
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Mahe is a town and district within the Puducherry union territory of India, though it is geographically located as an enclave within the northern Kerala state. Situated on the Naluthara River along the Arabian Sea, Mahe was a site of conflict between British and French forces in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was captured by the French in 1726, and after periods of being part of the British Madras Presidency, it was returned to the French in 1817. Mahe joined the Indian union in 1954 and is known as a fishing port and seaside resort.1

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