Trichinopoly

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Trichinopoly, now commonly known as Tiruchirappalli, is a historic city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient temples and strategic location on the banks of the Kaveri River.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
alsoKnownAs Tiruchi
Tiruchirappalli
Trichy
climate tropical savanna climate
country India
governingBody Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
hasEconomicActivity education hub
industrial center
religious tourism
hasEducationalInstitution Bharathidasan University
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
hasLandmark Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchirappalli
Rockfort Temple
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
hasMajorReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
hasModernName Tiruchirappalli
hasMunicipalStatus Municipal corporation
hasNearbyIslandTown Srirangam
hasOfficialLanguage Tamil
hasRailwayStation Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station
hasTelephoneCode +91-431
hasTransport Tiruchirappalli International Airport
hasVehicleRegistrationCode TN-45
TN-81
historicalEvent Battle of Trichinopoly
knownFor ancient temples
historic significance
strategic location on the Kaveri River
locatedIn South India
Tamil Nadu
locatedInDistrict Tiruchirappalli district
locatedInRegion Kaveri delta region
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Thiruvanaikaval
locatedOnRiver Kaveri River
partOfParliamentaryConstituency Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)
stateCapitalOf Tiruchirappalli district
timeZoneUTCOffset +05:30
wasImportantTo Madras Presidency
wasUnderRuleOf British Empire in India
Chola dynasty
Nayak rulers of Madurai

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