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Madurai Kamaraj University (originally called Madurai University), established in 1966, is a state-run university which has 109 affiliated arts and science colleges in Madurai and neighbouring districts. There are 47 approved institutions of the university in and around the city, consisting of autonomous colleges, aided colleges, self-financing ...
Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai .
Madurai has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century BCE. [6] Megasthenes may have visited Madurai during the 3rd century BCE, with the city referred as "Methora" in his accounts. [ 7 ] The view is contested by some scholars who believe "Methora" refers to the north Indian city of Mathura , as it was a large and established city in the ...
This is the list of tourist attractions in Madurai, a city in Tamil Nadu state of India: [1]. Meenakshi Temple; Aayiram Kaal Mandapam or Thousand Pillared Hall; Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to ...
Corporation of Madurai is the civic body which administers the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.Madurai is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Formed on 1 May 1971 as the first Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu post independence, it is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu in population and revenue.
Madurai is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and administrative headquarters of Madurai District. It is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. Topology
However coins from 1358 CE to 1378 CE bearing the names of three Madurai Sultans – Shams-ud-Din Adil Shah, Fakhr-ud-Din Mubarak Shah and Ala-ud-Din Sikandar Shah – have been found. This indicates an destruction of the Madurai Sultanate's power during 1344 CE – 1357 CE and a brief revival and destruction during 1357 CE – 1378 CE. [23]