Adyar River
The Adyar River, which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in India
- Also known as: “Adyār”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quibble Island and Tholkappia Poonga.
Quibble Island
Island
Photo: Yes.aravind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quibble Island is a river island in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Prior to British colonization, it was not an island but a network of inter-tidal channels.
Tholkappia Poonga
Park
Photo: Yes.aravind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tholkappia Poonga or Adyar Eco Park is an ecological park set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Adyar estuary area of Chennai, India. According to the government, the project, conceived based on the master plan for the restoration of the vegetation…
Ambedkar Memorial
Photo: Irfanahmed605, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dr. Ambedkar Manimandapam is a memorial in the Adyar neighborhood of Chennai, India, dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. It is located in the Adyar estuary on Greenways Road in Mandhavelipakkam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foreshore Estate and Besant Nagar.
Foreshore Estate
Suburb
Photo: Yes.aravind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Foreshore Estate is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is situated along the southern stretch of the Marina Beach. The proposed Marina Business centre commercial complex on 25 acre land at Foreshore Estate in Chennai, is planned to develop by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
Besant Nagar
Suburb
Photo: Sankar Pandian, CC BY 2.0.
Besant Nagar is an upscale, exclusive residential neighbourhood in South Chennai, India. It is located along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The neighbourhood is inhabited by highly affluent population and is dotted with many upmarket restaurants, cafes and boutiques.
Santhome
Suburb
Photo: PlaneMad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santhome, also written San Thome, is a locality in Mylapore in Chennai city in India. It was a Portuguese settlement in the 16th century.
Adyar River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Adyar River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Adyar River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Adyar”
- Bengali: “আদিয়ার নদী”
- Cebuano: “Adyār River”
- Chinese: “阿迪亞爾河”
- Czech: “Adjar”
- Czech: “Adyar”
- Dutch: “Adyar (stroom)”
- Dutch: “Adyar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اديار”
- French: “Adyar”
- Hindi: “अड्यार नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Adyar”
- Irish: “Abhainn Adyar”
- Japanese: “アダイヤール川（アッドヤー川）”
- Japanese: “アダイヤール川”
- Japanese: “アディヤール川”
- Malayalam: “അദ്യർ റിവർ”
- Slovenian: “Adyar”
- South Azerbaijani: “آدیار چایی”
- Spanish: “Adyar”
- Spanish: “Rio Adyar”
- Spanish: “Río Adyar”
- Tamil: “அடையாறு (ஆறு)”
- Tamil: “அடையாறு (நதி)”
- Tamil: “அடையாறு நதி”
- Tamil: “அடையாறு”
- Urdu: “دریائے ایڈیار”
- Welsh: “Afon Adyar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Manthaiveli and Mylapore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elliot’s Beach and Elephinstone Bridge.
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