Tamil Nadu - Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu
CapitalChennai
Residents
72.147.030 (2011)
surface
130,058 km²
websitewww.tn.gov.in
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Tamil Nadu is a state in South india.

Regions

The state Tamil Nadu is in the extreme southeast of India. It borders in the west Kerala, in the north Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, on its east coast is the Bay of Bengal.

places

Map of Tamil Nadu
Madurai - Minakshi Temple
  • Chennai - the earlier one Madras, is the capital
  • Coimbatore - Center of the textile industry
  • Dindigul - Tipu Sultan's Fort on a smooth granite rock
  • Erode - textile industry
  • Gingee (also: Senji) - City of the impressive Rajagiri Fort
  • Kanchipuram - the Golden city of temples is one of the holy places of Hinduism
  • Kodaikanal - small hill station in the Palani mountains
  • Karaikkudi - The gateway to the Chettinad region
  • Krishnagiri - small district capital at the foot of Krishna's mountain
  • Madurai - Minakshi Hindu Temple in one of the oldest cities
  • Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) - the sandstone reliefs are part of the world cultural heritage
  • Rodent coil
  • Ooty - take the toy train through the tea fields in the blue mountains
  • Pondicherry (Pondicherry) - formerly a French colony on the Coromandel coast
  • Pudukottai
  • Palani - Murugan's temple mound attracts many pilgrims
  • Salem (India)
  • Thanjavur (Tanjore) - 1000 years ago the capital of the mighty Chola Empire. The Brihadishvara Temple is a World Heritage Site.
  • Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
  • Tirupur
  • Vellore - the city of hospitals has an impressive fortress

Other goals

  • 1  Hogenakkal Falls (होगेन्नाकल). Hogenakkal Falls in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHogenakkal Falls in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHogenakkal Falls (Q37729) in the Wikidata database.The river Kaveri splits into several arms and forms several waterfalls.last change: Jun. 2020

background

The western border of Tamil Nadu form the Nilgiri Mountains, they belong to the Western Ghatsthat are up to 2,637 m high. Some rivers originate in these rainy mountains and flow eastwards through the highlands of Dekkan. The rivers Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri cut through the Eastern Ghats and finally reach the coastal plain.

Tamil Nadu has more than 1000 km of coastline, which is also called Coromandel coast referred to as. Its northern part borders on the Bay of Bengal and the Palk Bay, the southern on the Gulf of Mannar. In between lies the Palk Street. This strait between India and Sri Lanka is about 55 km wide at its narrowest point. The part between the Indian island of Pamban and the Ceylonese island of Mannar is called the Adam's Bridge or as Ramas Bridge designated. It is only around 30 km wide and broken through by a number of smaller islands. The sea is so shallow that large ships cannot pass this strait. This is the southernmost point on the coast of Tamil Nadu Cape Comorin with the pilgrimage town of Kanyakumari.

language

Most of the citizens of Tamil Nadu use Tamil, which belongs to the Dravidian language group, as their mother tongue. Many Tamil Nadu residents also speak Hindi, with some speaking English.

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Nilgiri rack railway
  • 2  Nilgiri Mountain Railway (नीलगिरि पर्वतीय रेल). Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNilgiri Mountain Railway in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryNilgiri Mountain Railway (Q463735) in the Wikidata database.The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a narrow-gauge railway in the highlands of the Nilgiri Mountains. The only Indian cog railway is one of the three Indian mountain railways that were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 and 2005 respectively.Unesco World Heritage Sites in Asialast change: Jun. 2020
  • Western GhatsWestern Ghats in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWestern Ghats in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsWestern Ghats (Q4527) in the Wikidata databaseWorld natural heritage: Of the 39 Western Ghats protected areas of various types with very high biodiversity, six can be found in Tamil Nadu. UNESCO world heritage In Tamil Nadu they are spatially distributed over four sub-clusters:
    • Nilgiri sub-cluster
    • Anamalai sub-cluster
      • 4 Grass Hills National ParkGrass Hills National Park in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGrass Hills National Park (Q5597433) in the Wikidata database
      • 5 Karian Shola National ParkKarian Shola National Park in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKarian Shola National Park (Q13116281) in the Wikidata database
    • Periyar sub-cluster
      • 6 Srivilliputhur Game ReserveSrivilliputhur Wildlife Reserve in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSrivilliputhur Game Reserve (Q5609778) in the Wikidata database
      • 7 Tirunelveli (north) forest (part)Tirunelveli (North) Forest (part) (Q97379507) in the Wikidata database
    • Agasthyamalai sub-cluster

activities

  • The Hill Stations Tamil Nadus offer hikes. It is not customary in India to mark hiking trails. Hiking as a recreational activity is not very common. You either have to hire a guide or be very well prepared and equipped accordingly. In the hillside forests, animals with a hazard potential such as big cats, bears, elephants, gaurs or poisonous blows can live. There is an insightful English speaking descriptionhow easily a hike can get very ugly.

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