Tiruvannamalai is a city and the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, at approximately 12.28 degrees north latitude and 79.07 degrees east longitude. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage center, home to the Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Temple near Annamalai hill. The temple draws large numbers of pilgrims for the monthly Girivalam circumambulation of the hill and for the annual Karthika Deepam festival.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Tiruvannamalai (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 145,278 (2011)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 12.25, longitude 79.083333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 171 m
P2046 (area)
area 13.64 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 145278 (2011)
View the SourceTiruvannamalai (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Tamil Nadu; continent follows from the atlas record for Tamil Nadu
administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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