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Cauvery Basin

The Mysore region is an [[List of regions in India that is part of state in southern India. It forms approximately the southern half of the non-coastal areas of that state.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mysore and Madikeri.

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, officially Mysuru, is the second-most populous city of the state of after . It was the capital of the Wodeyar dynasty and is considered to be the cultural capital of Karnataka.

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is a beautiful hill station and capital of region of State, between and . It has a population of over 33,000 people.

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, anglicised to Seringapatam during the British Raj, is a town in district of , . On an island in the Cauvery River, the town of was once the fortress capital of the region controlled by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.

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district, officially Mysuru district, is an administrative district located in the southern part of the state of , India. It is the administrative headquarters of division. and was carved out of the original larger district in 1939.

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is one of the 31 districts of , . The district headquarter is . It was part of Manjarabad Faujdari between 1832-81. In 1882, it was reduced into a sub-division under erstwhile .

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district is an administrative district of , . The district was carved out of larger in the year 1939. is the main town in district. As of 2011, the district population was 1,808,680.

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, also called Coorg, is a district in State. Coorg is known for its hospitability of people and beautiful scenery. This is one of the best destinations for nature lover in .

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district, officially Chikkamagaluru district is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur district till 1947.

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or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of , . It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 15th August 1997. town is the headquarters of this district.

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is the Major taluk in the Chamarajanagara District of State in the south of . Kollegala is well known for its silk industry which attracts traders from all over the state.

Cauvery Basin

Latitude of center
12.4443° or 12° 26′ 39″ north
Longitude of center
76.5186° or 76° 31′ 7″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q6948698
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In Other Languages

From Hindi to Spanish—“Cauvery Basin” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “मैसूर”
  • Japanese: “マイソール”
  • Kannada: “ಮೈಸೂರು ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Marathi: “मैसूर”
  • Marathi: “म्हैसूर”
  • Russian: “Майсор”
  • Sanskrit: “मैसूर”
  • Spanish: “Mysore”

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