Rayalaseema
The Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh in India consists of the districts of Annamayya, Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nandyal, and Sri Sathya Sai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kurnool and Anantapur.
Kurnool
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Kurnool is a city in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh state. It is home to the 16th-century Konda Reddy Fort.
Anantapur
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Anantapur, officially Ananthapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division.
Kadapa
Kadapa, also called Cuddapah, is a city of 345,000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, 261 km from Chennai.Destinations to Discover
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Chittoor
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Chittoor is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Chittoor district Chittoor, very close to the revered temple of lord Balaji or Venkateswara at Tirupati, is also close to two eminent wildlife sanctuaries and the famous Horsley Hills, a famous hill resort named after W.D Horsley.
Nandyal
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Nandyal, commonly called as Nandyala, is a city and the district headquarters of Nandyal district of the Indian state of the Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipal corporation and the headquarters of Nandyal mandal in Nandyal revenue division.
Srikalahasti
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Srikalahasti is located near the pilgrimage town of Tirupati and is visited by thousands of pilgrims. This temple is also associated with Rahu and Ketu of the nine grahams or celestial bodies in the Indian astrological scheme, also known as the moon's nodes in astronomical terms.
Puttaparthi
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Puttaparthi is the place in Andhra Pradesh, India where the guru Sathya Sai Baba lived until his death in 2011. He is considered as "God Incarnate" by many of his followers.
Srisailam
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Srisailam is a town in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Home to a Jyotirlinga, it is about 245 km from Hyderabad and 132 km from Nandyal.
Banaganapalli
Banaganapalli is a village in Andhra Pradesh. The village is in an area famous for diamond deposits.Nagalapuram
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Nagalapuram is a village in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This place is located near Arai village in Tirupati district.
Gandikota
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Gandikota is a village and historical fort on the right bank of the Penna river, 15 km from Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The fort was the centre of power for various dynasties, such as the Kalyani Chalukyas, Pemmasani Nayakas, and the Golconda Sultanate.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring state of Karnataka.Kalikiri
Kalikiri is a town in Annamayya district of Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is the Mandal headquarters of Kalikiri Area.Belum Caves
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Belum Caves is the second largest cave in the Indian subcontinent and the longest caves in plains of Indian subcontinent. Belum Caves derives its name from "Bilum", the Sanskrit word for caves.
Tada Falls
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Tada Falls, or Ubbalamdugu Falls, is in Tada mandal of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, north of the border with Tamil Nadu, in India. It is around 95 km from Chennai.
Mahanandi
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Mahanandi is a picturesque village surrounded by thick forests east of the Nallamala Hills near Nandyal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Within 15 km of Mahanandi, there are nine Nandi shrines known as Nava Nandis.
Horsley Hills
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Horsley Hills or Horsleykonda or Yenugulla Mallamma Konda is a series of hills in Andhra Pradesh in Madanapalle Taluka of Annamayya district and is about 9 miles from Madanapalle town.
Kanipakam
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Kanipakam is a minor town in Irala mandal, located in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kanipakam is situated at a distance of 11 km from Chittoor city on the Chittoor-Irala road.
Aragonda
Aragonda is a village in Thavanampalle Mandal in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh State, India.Rayalaseema
- Type: human-geographic territorial entity with 15,200,000 residents
- Description: region of Andhra Pradesh
- Location: Andhra Pradesh, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
14.47° or 14° 28′ 12″ northLongitude of center
78.82° or 78° 49′ 12″ eastPopulation
15,200,000Wikidata ID
Q3535448
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Rayalaseema” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “রায়লসীমা”
- Catalan: “Rayalaseema”
- Catalan: “Rayalasima”
- Chinese: “拉雅拉席馬”
- Chinese: “拉雅拉西马”
- French: “Rayalaseema”
- German: “Rayalaseema”
- Hindi: “रायलसीमा”
- Indonesian: “Rayalaseema”
- Japanese: “ラヤラシーマ”
- Kannada: “ರಾಯಲಸೀಮ”
- Marathi: “रायलसीमा”
- Nepali: “रायलसीमा”
- Russian: “Раяласима”
- Saraiki: “رائل سیما”
- Tamil: “இராயலசீமை”
- Telugu: “దత్తమండలం”
- Telugu: “రాయలసీమ”
- Telugu: “సీడెడ్”
- Telugu: “సీమ”
- Urdu: “رائل سیما”
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