Monday, September 14, 2009

Madurai to Various towns distances

Madurai is Known as the Athens of the East, Madurai, the second largest city in Tamil Nadu is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. An ancient city, more than 2,500 years old, Madurai is believed to have been built by the Pandyan King Kulasekara in the 6th century BC.

During the rule of the Nayaks, the bulk of the Meenakshi temple was built, the main attraction for visitors, today. Madurai also became the cultural center of the Tamil people. Madurai passed on to the East India Company in 1781, and in 1840, the Company razed the fort which had previously surrounded the city, and filled in the moat, constructed the veli streets and expanded the city.

The below table is the approximate distances in Kilometers from Madurai to various towns or cities.

Name of the Town / City

Distance in Kilometers

Name of the Town / City

Distance in Kilometers

Bangalore

 427

Palani

 119

Chennai

 447

Pollachi

 180

Chidambaram

 310

Pondichery

 339

Coimbatore

 227

Pudukottai

 111

Dharmapuri

 269

Rajapalayam

 85

Dindigul

 63

Ramanathapuram

 121

Erode

 206

Rameshwaram

 167

Hosur

 380

Salem

 235

Kanchipuram

 396

Thanjavur

 168

Kanniyakumari

 253

Tiruchendur

 214

Karur

 140

Tiruchy

 128

Kodaikanal

 120

Tirunelveli

 151

Krishnagiri

 270

Tirupati

 440

Kumbakonam

 197

Tiruppur

 190

Mahabalipuram

 459

Tuticorin

 133

Nagapattinam

 237

Vellore

 413

Nagercoil

 235

Yercaud

 251

Ooty

 325

 


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