Tirunelveli

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Tirunelveli is a historic city in southern India known for its ancient temples, distinctive Tamil culture, and famous Tirunelveli halwa sweet.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tirunelveli canonical 9
Tirunelveli halwa 2
Tinnevelly 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf City
Municipal corporation
administrativeRole headquarters of Tirunelveli district
alternativeName Nellai
Tirunelveli
surface form: Tinnevelly
climateCharacteristic hot summers
moderate winters
seasonal monsoon rains
country India
cuisineSpeciality Tirunelveli self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tirunelveli halwa

traditional Tamil vegetarian dishes
district Tirunelveli district
division Tirunelveli revenue division
educationRole regional educational hub in southern Tamil Nadu
festival Car festival of Nellaiappar Temple
Diwali
surface form: Deepavali

Navaratri
Pongal
governingBody Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation
hasClimate Tropical savanna climate
hasTemple Kanthimathi Amman Temple
Nellaiappar Temple
hasUniversity Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
historicalSignificance important center in Pandya kingdom
one of the oldest cities in Tamil Nadu
knownFor Tirunelveli self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tirunelveli halwa

agricultural trade
ancient temples
distinctive Tamil culture
educational institutions
literacyRate relatively high compared to national average
locatedOnRiver Thamirabarani River
majorCrop banana
paddy
sugarcane
majorIndustry agriculture
textiles
trade
nearbyAirport Madurai International Airport
surface form: Madurai Airport

Tuticorin Airport
officialLanguage Tamil
region South India
religionMajority Hinduism
sports cricket
kabaddi
state Tamil Nadu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport National Highway connectivity
Tirunelveli Junction railway station
utcOffset +05:30

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tamil Nadu hasMajorCity Tirunelveli
NH 44 connectsCity Tirunelveli
Thiruchendur locatedInRegion Tirunelveli
this entity surface form: Tirunelveli region
Thiruchendur nearestMajorCity Tirunelveli
National Highway 44 connectsCity Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli alternativeName Tirunelveli
this entity surface form: Tinnevelly
Tirunelveli knownFor Tirunelveli self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tirunelveli halwa
Tirunelveli cuisineSpeciality Tirunelveli self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tirunelveli halwa
MS connectsToCity Tirunelveli
subject surface form: Chennai Egmore railway station
Nagercoil hasRoadConnectionTo Tirunelveli