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Tamil Nadu

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Basic Information
Important Symbols
National Parks
Thermal Power Plants
Nuclear Power Plants
Stadiums
Sea Ports
Important Lakes
Important Cities
Forts/Palaces
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Temples
Recent Current Affairs

Map

Basic Information

Chief Minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
Capital: Chennai

Important Symbols

Animal	Nilgiri Tahr
Bird	Emerald Dove
Tree	Palmyra Palm
Flower	Kandhal

National Parks

National Parks in Tamil Nadu
Mudumalai National Park
Mukurthi National Park
Indira Gandhi ( Anamalai) National Park
Guindy National Park
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
Palani Hills National Park

Thermal Power Plants

Name
Neyveli Thermal Power Station
North Chennai Thermal Power Station
Ennore Thermal Power Station
Tuticorin Thermal power Station
Mettur Thermal Power Station

Nuclear Power Plants

Stadiums

STADIUM	TYPE/ PURPOSE	LOCATION
M. A Chidambaram Stadium	Cricket	Chennai
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	Football	Coimbatore
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium	Hockey	Chennai
MGR Race course Stadium	Multipurpose	Madurai
Chennai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	Football	Chennai

Sea Ports

Important Lakes

LAKE	LOCATION
Chembarambakkam Lake	Chennai
Puzhal Lake	Chennai
Sholavaram Lake	Thiruvallur
Veeranam Lake	Cuddalore

Important Cities

CITY	NICKNAME
Chennai	Detroit of India Auto Hub of India Health Capital of India Gateway of South India
Coimbatore	Manchester of South India Textile City of India Pump City
Ooty	Queen of Hill Stations
Kodaikanal	Princess of Hill stations
Vaniyambadi	Leather city of South India
Tirunelveli	City of Paddy Fields Oxford City of South India Halwa City of India
Thiruchirappalli	Rock Fort City Tucker Trichy Energy Equipment and fabrication capital of India
Madurai	Athens of the East City of Festivals Temple city Sleepless City City of Four Junctions
Nilgiri	Blue Mountain

Forts/Palaces

NAME	LOCATION
Gingee Fort	Villupuram
Fort St. George	Chennai
Padmanabhapuram Palace	Kanyakumari
Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace	Madurai

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

NAME	YEAR OF NOMINATION
Monuments at Mahabalipuram	1984
Great Living Chola Temples	1987
Western Ghats	2010
Nilgiri Mountain Railway	1999

Temples

TEMPLE	LOCATION
Meenakshi Temple	Madurai
Ramanathaswamy Temple	Rameshwaram
Ranganathaswamy Temple	Tiruchirapalli
Brihadeshwara Temple	Thanjavur
Suchindram Temple	Kanyakumari
Airavateswara Temple	Darasuram
Nataraja Temple	Chidambaram
Kanchipuram Temples	Kanchipuram

Recent Current Affairs

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