Chennai

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Chennai is a major coastal metropolis in southern India, serving as the capital of Tamil Nadu and a key cultural, economic, and automotive hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf City
District
Metropolis
administrativeBody Greater Chennai Corporation
beach Elliot’s Beach
Marina Beach
capitalOf Tamil Nadu
climate Tropical wet and dry climate
coastline Bay of Bengal coast
linked to: Coromandel Coast
continent Asia
country India
educationalInstitution Anna University
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
University of Madras
formerName Madras
linked to: Chennai
governingType Municipal corporation
hasAirport Chennai International Airport
hasMetroSystem Chennai Metro
hasMonument Fort St. George
Valluvar Kottam
hasMuseum Government Museum, Chennai
hasRailwayStation Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Egmore railway station
hasSeaport Chennai Port
linked to: Madras Port

Kamarajar Port
hasTemple Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
hasZoo Arignar Anna Zoological Park
isCoastalCity true
judicialBody Madras High Court
knownFor Automotive industry
Bharatanatyam
Carnatic music
Classical music and dance
Information technology industry
legislativeBody Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Tamil Nadu
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
Coromandel Coast
nickname Detroit of India
Gateway to South India
officialLanguage Tamil
region South India
religionMajority Hinduism
river Adyar River
Cooum River
sportsFacility Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
sportsTeam Chennai Super Kings
stateGovernmentSeat Government of Tamil Nadu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode TN-01

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India hasMajorCity Chennai
Madras Presidency capital Madras
linked to: Chennai
Madras Presidency notableCity Madras
linked to: Chennai
Thomas Pitt governed Madras
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Indian Ocean hasMajorPort Chennai
British East India Company establishedTradingPost Madras
linked to: Chennai
M. S. Swaminathan placeOfDeath Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
linked to: Chennai
Chennai formerName Madras
linked to: Chennai
Annie Besant residence Madras
linked to: Chennai
Chennai English spokenIn Chennai
British Indian Army garrison Madras
linked to: Chennai
Royal Indian Navy mutiny location Madras
linked to: Chennai
C. Rajagopalachari placeOfDeath Madras
linked to: Chennai
Coromandel Coast hasCity Chennai
Padma Lakshmi birthPlace Chennai
South India hasMajorCity Chennai
D. Udaya Kumar placeOfBirth Chennai
Odisha (parts) governedFrom Madras
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Fort St. George locatedIn Chennai
Fort St. George formerNameOfCity Madras
linked to: Chennai
Fort St. George nearbyPlace George Town, Chennai
linked to: Chennai
Madras Legislative Council locatedIn Madras (city)
linked to: Chennai
Telangana (parts) colonialCapitalAdministering Madras
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Madras Port locatedIn Chennai
Madras Port servesCity Chennai
Madras Port linkedTo Chennai metropolitan region
linked to: Chennai
Tamil Nadu capital Chennai
Tamil Nadu largestCity Chennai
Tamil Nadu hasMajorCity Chennai
Tamil people culturalCapital Chennai
Tamil cinema centeredIn Chennai
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan placeOfDeath Madras
linked to: Chennai
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan workLocation Madras
linked to: Chennai
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army location Madras
linked to: Chennai
Madras Time usedIn Madras
linked to: Chennai
Madras Time usedIn Chennai
Madras Time timeZoneOf Madras
linked to: Chennai
Madras Time timeZoneOf Chennai
Madras Time locatedIn Madras
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Madras Time locatedIn Chennai
Kamarajar Salai locatedIn Chennai
Kamarajar Salai city Chennai
Kamarajar Salai partOf Chennai road network
linked to: Chennai