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Monday, April 14, 2008

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area (about the size of Greece) and the sixth most populous state.

Tamil Nadu is the homeland of the Tamils and has existed since prehistoric times. The culture and artwork of this region are considered to be some of the oldest in the world. It is home to one of the world's classical languages, Tamil. The language has been documented as being around for at least 5,000 years in written form, but was spoken long before that.

It is one of the foremost states in the country in terms of overall development. One of the most industrialized and urbanized states in India, it is home to many natural resources, rare flora and fauna, cool hill stations, grand Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture, multi-religious pilgrimage sites .

The 31 districts of Tamil Nadu are listed below,

Districts:

Chennai , Coimbatore , Cuddalore, Dharmapuri , Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram Kanyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, NamakkalPerambalur, Pudukkottai,Ramanathapuram,Salem,Sivagangai,Thanjavur,Theni,Thoothukudi,

Tiruchirappalli ,Tirunelveli,Tiruvallur ,Tiruvannamalai ,Tiruvarur,Vellore, Viluppuram Virudhunagar, Nilgiris,Ariyalur.

Holy Places:

Madhurai, Mahabalipuram,Rameshwaram,KanyaKumari.


Hill Stations:

Ooty, Kodaikanal,Coonoor, Kotagiri,Vellangiri.


Forts:

Vellore, Aranthangi,Valluvar Kottam,Tirumalai Nayak Mahal.

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