Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Tiruvottiyur

George Town

George Town, also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner, is a neighbourhood in , , . It is near the Fort Saint George. It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: Neighborhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “George Town, Chennai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort St. George and Armenian Church, Chennai.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a fortress at the coastal city of , . Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land.

Church
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Saint Mary Church of Chennai, constructed in 1712 and reconstructed in 1772, is one of the oldest churches of the , located in .

Railway station
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Chennai Central, is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the main railway terminus in the city of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sowcarpet and Vallalar Nagar.

Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the northern part of , . is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , . is one of the important place in North Chennai. It is also called popularly as Mint, since the Madras treasury and mint was located here.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in downtown , . It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of George Town. The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.

George Town

Latitude
13.09209° or 13° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
80.28224° or 80° 16′ 56″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7M5237RJ+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254122040
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1271422
Wiki­data ID
Q3276293
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“George Town” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “George Town”
  • Hindi: “जॉर्ज टाउन, चेन्नई”
  • Hindi: “जॉर्ज टाउन”
  • Kashmiri: “جارج ٹاون، چنایی”
  • Malayalam: “ജോർജ് ടൌൺ, ചെന്നൈ”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் டவுன், சென்னை”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் டவுன்”
  • Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن، چنائی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts & Science College for Women and The Arya Vysya Meternity Home and Child Welfare Centre.

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