Alwarpet
Alwarpet is a residential zone in central Chennai and is a part of the greater Teynampet region. It is surrounded by Teynampet in the north and west, Mylapore, Mandavelli and Abhiramapuram in the east, Raja Annamalaipuram in the south, and Nandanam in the southwest.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mandaveli and Nageshwara Rao Park.
Mandaveli
Railway station
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Mandaveli is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located across the Venkatakrishna Road at Mandaveli, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.
Nageshwara Rao Park
Park
Nageswara Rao Park is a 4-acre park located on Luz Corner in Mylapore, Chennai, India. The park, with a separate play area for children, is kept open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is a popular place for morning walks among the locals.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Hindu temple
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The Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around the 7th century A.D. and is an example of South Indian Architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raja Annamalaipuram and Mandavelli.
Raja Annamalaipuram
Suburb
Raja Annamalaipuram, known shortly as R. A. Puram, is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Named after banker and philanthropist, S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar who owned most of the property at one time, Raja Annamalaipuram extends along the northern banks of the Adyar River from Saidapet to the Bay of Bengal coast.
Mandavelli
Suburb
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Mandaveli is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is also termed usually as Mandavelipakkam which in the Tamil language "Mandhai" is 'herd of cattle' and "Veli" is 'grassland'.
Teynampet
Suburb
Teynampet, also Teynampettai, is one of the busiest commercial localities in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Part of the city's central business district, it is surrounded by Gopalapuram in the north, Mylapore in the east, Alwarpet in the south, Nandanam in the south-west and T.Nagar in the west.
Alwarpet
- Type: Suburb
- Description: Neighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.03386° or 13° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
80.25455° or 80° 15′ 16″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7M5227M3+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 243053506OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Alwarpet” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “আলোয়ারপেট”
- Dutch: “Alwarpet”
- Persian: “الوارپت”
- Tamil: “ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை, சென்னை”
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Highlights include Abhiramapuram and Corporation Hospital.
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