Red Hills
Sengundram, known in English as Red Hills, is a suburb in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in Thiruvallur District.- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Naravarikuppam” and “Red Hills, Chennai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Hills Lake and Puzhal Central Prison.
Red Hills Lake
Reservoir
Photo: பரிதிமதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puzhal Lake, or Puzhal Aeri, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. Red Hills Lake is situated 3½ km southwest of Red Hills.
Puzhal Central Prison
Prison
Photo: பரிதிமதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puzhal Central Prison is a central prison complex located in Chennai, India. It is about 23 km from the city centre. The prison became operational in 2006, replacing the erstwhile Chennai Central Prison. Puzhal Central Prison is situated 3½ km southeast of Red Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puzhal and Kosappur.
Puzhal
Suburb
Puzhal or Pulhal is a Northwestern residential town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Puzhal is located on the banks of Puzhal Lake. Puzhal is situated 4 km southeast of Red Hills.
Kosappur
Suburb
Kosappur is a developing residential area in North Chennai, India. Kosappur is situated 6 km east of Red Hills.
Sholavaram
Suburb
Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Sholavaram is situated 6 km northwest of Red Hills.
Red Hills
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.19227° or 13° 11′ 32″ northLongitude
80.18385° or 80° 11′ 2″ eastOpen location code
7M5255RM+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 344731820OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q14565914
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Red Hills” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紅山”
- Chinese: “红山”
- Dutch: “Red Hills”
- Tamil: “செங்குன்றம்”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Hills MTC Bus Terminus and Red Hills Bypass Bus Stop.
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