Salem

Salem district is one of the 38 districts of state in southern India. The district is now divided into , , as individual districts. is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include , , , Attur, , and .
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is a city in . Nicknamed the Steel City, it is best known in modern times for its steel plant and manufacturing industry. It is also a short trip away from the hills of the Eastern Ghats, offering natural scenic beauty.

is a hill station at an altitude of 1515 metres altitude in the state of in .

is a village in Salem district, , . It is about 6 km from and 70 km from Salem.

Salem

Latitude of center
11.69° or 11° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
78.29° or 78° 17′ 24″ east
Population
3,480,000
Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)
Abbreviation
“SLM”
Geo­Names ID
1257630
Wiki­data ID
Q15192
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Salem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ضاحية سالم
  • Asturian: distritu de Salem
  • Asturian: Salem (distritu)
  • Asturian: Salem
  • Basque: Salem barrutia
  • Bengali: সালেম জেলা
  • Bhojpuri: सलेम जिला
  • Catalan: districte de Salem
  • Catalan: Districte de Salem
  • Cebuano: Salem
  • Chinese: Salem
  • Chinese: 塞勒姆县
  • Chinese: 塞勒姆縣
  • Dutch: Salem
  • Egyptian Arabic: سالم
  • Egyptian Arabic: منطقة سالم
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Salem
  • Finnish: Salemin piirikunta
  • French: district de Salem
  • French: District de Salem
  • German: Salem
  • Gujarati: સેલમ જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: सलेम जिला
  • Hindi: सेलम जिला
  • Italian: distretto di Salem
  • Italian: Distretto di Salem
  • Japanese: セーラム県
  • Kannada: ಸೇಲಂ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Kashmiri: سیلم ضِلہٕ
  • Magahi: सेलं मण्डल
  • Malayalam: സേലം ജില്ല
  • Marathi: सेलम जिल्हा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Salem
  • Nepali: सलेम जिल्ला
  • Newari: सेलम जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Salem
  • Norwegian: Salem
  • Oriya: ସଲେମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
  • Persian: بخش سیلم
  • Polish: Salem
  • Portuguese: Salem
  • Russian: Салем
  • Sanskrit: सेलंमण्डलम्
  • Sanskrit: सेलम्-मण्डलम्
  • Santali: ᱥᱚᱞᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Santali: ᱥᱟᱞᱮᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ
  • Spanish: Distrito de Salem
  • Spanish: Salem
  • Swedish: Salem
  • Tamil: சேலம் மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: பெரிய சேலம்
  • Telugu: సాలెం జిల్లా
  • Telugu: సేలం జిల్లా
  • Urdu: سیلم ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Salem
  • सलेम जिला

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