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   Madurai is one of the seven circles of the Tamil Nadu State Highway network. [120] Madurai is the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) and provides local and inter city bus transport across four districts namely Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, and Virudhunagar. [121]

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   May 20, 2024 · Madurai, city in south-central Tamil Nadu state, southern India. Located on the Vaigai River to the southeast of Dindigul, it is the third most populous, and probably the oldest, city in the state. Madurai is especially known for the Meenakshi Amman Temple and as an ancient center for sangam literature.

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   Madurai (Tamil: மதுரை), formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It's on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

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   Where is Madurai located?

   • Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and a popular Hindu pilgrimage centre. Madurai has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century BCE.

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   What is Madurai known for?

   • Carved figures on a tower gate of the Meenakshi Amman (Minakshi-Sundareshwara) Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. In the early years ce, Madurai was well known for its Tamil sangam (literary society), and a new sangam was established in 1901. The city is home to Madurai Kamaraj University (founded 1966) as well as to medical and law colleges.

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   Is Madurai a big city?

   • As of the 2011 census, it is the third largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore in terms of population and 27th largest urban agglomeration in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years.

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   • Madurai is the third most populous, and probably the oldest, city in the state. The ancient history of the region is associated with the Pandya kings, and Madurai was the site of the Pandya capital (4th–11th century ce ). Later it was conquered by Chola, Vijayanagar, Muslim, Maratha, and British rulers.

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