Madras War Cemetery
Madras War Cemetery is located in Nandambakkam, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. It was created to receive Second World War graves from civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.Photo: Silvarius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chennai Trade Center and St. Thomas Mount.
Chennai Trade Center
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Chennai Trade Centre is a permanent exhibition complex in Nandambakkam, Chennai, hosting several trade fairs and conventions round the year. It is the first fair infrastructure that has been developed by India Trade Promotion Organisation —the premier trade promotion agency of the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry—outside Delhi. Chennai Trade Center is situated 460 metres west of Madras War Cemetery.
St. Thomas Mount
Church
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Thomas Mount is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and close to Chennai International Airport. St. Thomas Mount is situated 1 km south of Madras War Cemetery.
St. Patrick’s Church, Chennai
Church
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic church located near St. Thomas Mount, in Chennai, India. From 1887, the church at the foot of St.Thomas Mount had been used as the Parish Church as it was convenient for the growing population. St. Patrick’s Church, Chennai is situated 690 metres south of Madras War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nandambakkam and Ekkaduthangal.
Nandambakkam
Suburb
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Nandambakkam is a western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is known for the Chennai Trade Centre and the Surgical Instruments Factory. In 2011 Nandambakkam was included to Chennai district by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Ekkaduthangal
Suburb
Ekkattuthangal, also known as Ekkaduthangal or Ekkatuthangal, is a neighbourhood in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by Jafferkhanpet, Guindy and Ramapuram.
Jafferkhanpet
Suburb
Jafferkhanpet is a locality of Chennai, India. The PIN code of the locality is 600083. It is adjacent to MGR canal and under the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Madras War Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in India
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Pallavaram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.0143° or 13° 0′ 52″ northLongitude
80.1944° or 80° 11′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7M52257V+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 32426899OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q6728534
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