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MADURAI It was the capital city of the Pandya kings of South India. the city has been an important commercial center since as early as 550 C.E. It's cultural heritage goes back 2500 years, the original town of Madurai was destroyed by a tsunami in ancient Lemuria (continent). he new city was home to the last Tamil Sangam in the early part of last Century. The great mational poet Subramanya Bharathi worked as a Tamil language pandit / teacher in Sethupathy High School during the early 20th Century . There is a village town in the neighbouring district of Dindigul called Vada Madurai, and another in the neighbouring district of Sivagangai called Mana Madurai.
The city population of 922,913 according to the
2001 census, is the administrative capital of Madurai district.
Madurai city has an area of 52 kmē, within an urban area now
extending over as much as 130 kmē. It has an average elevation of
101 meters above mean sea level.It is surrounded by several
mountains. The Madurai city has 3 hills as its city boundary.
Yanaimalai, Nagamalai, Pasumalai named after Elephant, Snake and Cow
respectively. It is famous for Jasmine Flowers. Jasmine flowers are
transported to other cities of India from Madurai.A city was soon
planned with the temple as its centre. On the day the city was to be
named, Lord Shiva is said to have appeared and drops of nectar from
his hair fell on the town. So, the place was named Madurai -
mathuram meaning "sweetness" in Tamil.
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