Thiruparankundram

Also known as Tirupparangunram

Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Located about from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. The town is situated abutting a huge monolithic rock hill that rises to a height of .

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Within Vinony's link graph, Thiruparankundram is referenced by 167 other articles, and connects out to Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruparankundram, Muslim and Sikh.

Vinony files it under Neighbourhoods and suburbs of Madurai and Thiruparankundram.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Madurai
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 50,004
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Thiruparankundram
Settlement.image_skyline: Panorama_of_Thiruparankundram_Madurai.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the town with the Murugan temple in the foreground
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Thirupparankundram, Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Madurai
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Madurai Municipal Corporation
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12
Settlement.elevation_m: 171
Settlement.population_total: 48,810
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Tamil Nadu
Area: 16.26
Elevation: 136
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Full side view.jpg

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Commons category: Thirupparankundram
postal code: 625005

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History and significance
Demographics
Transport
Gallery
See also
References

It is home to the Subramaniya Swamy Temple, located on the foothill. There are numerous historic monuments, temples, a dargah, and Jain relics, some of which are protected as national monuments by the Indian government, on the hill.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thiruparankundram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.