Madurai

Southwestern Tamil Nadu is in , . It consists of Dindigul, Madurai, Theni and Virudhunagar districts.
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  • Type: district of India with 3,040,000 residents
  • Description: district of Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: Madura”, “Madurai district”, “Madurai District”, and “Mathurai

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tiruparankundram railway station and Samanar Hills.

Railway station
Tirupparankundram is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves , located in Madurai district of the Indian state of .

, also known as Samanar Malai or Amanarmalai or Melmalai, is a rocky stretch of hills located near Vadivelkari village, 10 kilometres west of city, , India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madurai and Thiruparankundram.

, formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of . It's on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Town
, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in in , India. Located about 7 km from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city.

Town
is a Town in the Madurai Metropolitan Area of the Indian state of also called as 'Thoongaa Nagarathin Thunai Nagaram'. is situated 9 km southwest of Madurai.

Madurai

Latitude
9.89° or 9° 53′ 24″ north
Longitude
78.03° or 78° 1′ 48″ east
Population
3,040,000
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Abbreviation
“MDR”
Open location code
6JXWV2RH+2X
Geo­Names ID
1264522
Wiki­data ID
Q15184
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Madurai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ضاحية مادوراي
  • Armenian: Մադուրայ
  • Asturian: distritu de Madurai
  • Asturian: Madurai (distritu)
  • Asturian: Madurai
  • Azerbaijani: Maduray dairəsi
  • Basque: Madurai barrutia
  • Bengali: মাদুরাই জেলা
  • Bhojpuri: मदुरै जिला
  • Catalan: districte de Madurai
  • Catalan: Districte de Madurai
  • Cebuano: Madurai
  • Chinese: Madurai
  • Chinese: 馬杜賴縣
  • Chinese: 马杜赖县
  • Dimli (individual language): Maduray
  • Dutch: Madurai
  • Egyptian Arabic: مادوراى
  • Finnish: Madurain piirikunta
  • French: district de Madurai
  • French: District de Madurai
  • German: Madurai
  • Gujarati: મદુરાઇ જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: मदुरई जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Madurai
  • Italian: Distretto di Madurai
  • Japanese: マドゥライ県
  • Kashmiri: مَدورائی ضِلہٕ
  • Malayalam: മദുര ജില്ല
  • Marathi: मदुराई जिल्हा
  • Marathi: मदुरै जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Madurai
  • Nepali: मदुरई जिल्ला
  • Nepali: मदुरै जिल्ला
  • Newari: मदुरै जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Madurai
  • Norwegian: Madurai
  • Oriya: ମଦୁରାଇ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Panjabi: ਮਦੁਰਈ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ
  • Panjabi: ਮਦੁਰਈ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ
  • Persian: بخش مدورائی
  • Polish: Madurai
  • Russian: Мадурай
  • Sanskrit: मधुरैमण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱢᱚᱫᱩᱨᱟᱭᱤ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Santali: ᱢᱟᱫᱩᱨᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Slovenian: Madurai
  • Spanish: Distrito de Madurai
  • Spanish: Madurai
  • Swedish: Madurai
  • Tamil: மதுர ஜில்லா
  • Tamil: மதுரை மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: மதுரை ஜில்லா
  • Telugu: మథురై జిల్లా
  • Telugu: మదురై జిల్లా
  • Turkish: Madurai ilçesi
  • Urdu: ضلع مدورئی
  • Urdu: میڈورائی ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Madurai
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع مادورائ
  • मदुरै जिला

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tiruparankndrm and Kappalūr Railway Station.

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