Salem, India
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Salem சேலம் |
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Salem junction railway station
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| Nickname(s): Steel City Mango City City of Silver Anklets |
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 Salem
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| Coordinates: 11°39′N 78°10′E / 11.65°N 78.16°ECoordinates: 11°39′N 78°10′E / 11.65°N 78.16°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Salem City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | S. Soundappan |
| Area | |
| • City | 91.34 km2 (35.27 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 8 ( State ) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 829,267 |
| • Density | 9,079/km2 (23,510/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 917,414 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 636xxx |
| Telephone code | +91-427 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-27, TN-30, TN-54, TN-90 |
| Website | www |
Salem (
pronunciation ) is a city in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 160 kilometres (100 mi) northeast of Coimbatore, 186 kilometres (116 mi) southeast of Bangalore and about 340 kilometres (210 mi) southwest of the state capital, Chennai. Salem is the Fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu by population and covers 91.34 km2 (35.27 sq mi).
Cheralam, Shalya, Kurukshetra, Sayilam and Sailam are found on inscriptions referring to the country around the hills: Nagarmalai in the north, Jeragamalai in the south, Kanjamalai in the west and Godumalai in the east. Salem is claimed as the birthplace of the Tamil Avvaiyar poets. It and the surrounding hilly regions were part of the Chera dynasty, and the city was ruled by kings known as the Kurunila Mannargal. Salem was later ruled by Gatti Mudalis, Poligars who built temples and forts in and around the city.
During the early 18th century, after the Mysore-Madurai war, the region was ruled by Hyder Ali. Salem was taken from Hyder Ali by a Colonel Wood at the beginning of 1768, and recaptured by Ali in late 1772. Under Robert Clive it was occupied by a detachment of a regiment stationed at Sankagiri Durg, remaining a military station until 1861. Salem and Sankagiri were the sites of battles between Kongu Nadu soldiers led by Dheeran Chinnamalai and the British. Chinnamalai was hanged in the Sankagiri fort, which became the British army headquarters. According to volume five of Edgar Thurston's Castes and Tribes of Southern India, the Chola Nadu region was ruled by a series of twenty-eight kings before being conquered by the Cholas of Tanjore.
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