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Tamil Nadu

State

Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India, the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. It is the home of the Tamils, who speak Tamil, the state's official language. The 2011 census recorded a population of 72,147,030 across an area of 130,058 square kilometers, and its capital is Chennai. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Chennai 1
Population
72,147,030 1
2011 figure from Tamil Nadu's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Area (sq km)
130,058 1
Admission Year
1956 1
Latitude
11 degrees north 1
Longitude
79 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Chennai, Cities

chennai is associated with tamil-nadu.

Source Chennai (Wikipedia)
India, Countries

Tamil Nadu is a state of India.

Source Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia)
Madurai, Cities
Source Wikipedia: Madurai

Has Capital

Chennai, Cities

chennai is the capital of tamil-nadu.

Source Chennai (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

The Language Protest That Renamed Madras State Tamil Nadu, Articles
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Origin Of

Tamil Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tamil Cuisine (Wikipedia)

Site Of

Appar

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wisdom Library: ApparBirthplace
Quote, Birthplace
Appar was born in 600 A.D. in Tiruvamur, a village in the south Arcot district of Tamil Nadu.
Sambandar

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wisdom Library: NanasampantarKanchipuranam
Quote, Kanchipuranam
Ñāṉasampantar (ஞானஸம்பந்தர்) (Tamil; in Sanskrit: Jñānasambandha) refers Gauṇya (Kavuṇiyaṉ), and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram —an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India).
Sundaramurti

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Sundaramurti (The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Hindupedia)Region
Quote, Region
Out of the sixty-three Nāyanmārs or Nāyanārs, the great Śaiva saints of Tamil Nadu, four are considered to be the most important.

Found There

Dayakattai

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Sources
1. Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, it is the home of the Tamils, who speak the Tamil language, the state's official language and the first to be recognised as a classical language in India.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital and largest city Chennai
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2011) Total 72,147,030
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    11 N 79 E
  • Article text
    After the Indian Independence in 1947, the region became the Madras State of the Republic of India and was further reorganised when states were redrawn linguistically in 1956 into its current shape.
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Wikidata: Tamil Nadu
Wikidata Q1445, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikipedia: Madurai
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Madurai, Lead section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai
Quote, Associated With: Madurai, Lead section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai
Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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