Palavanthangal
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Pazhavanthangal (also called Palavanthangal) is a southern suburb of Chennai
, India
. It is also the name of the railway station in the Beach-Tambaram suburban railway route in Chennai. It is one of the neighborhoods that is very close to the Chennai International Airport
.
Named after the small settlement with the same name adjoining the station, it also serves as the railway station for the bigger Nanganallur
. This station came into being in the 1970s and lies between St.Thomas Mount and Meenambakkam
railway stations. This serves as the railway node to the famous 32 feet Anjaneyar temple and the adjoining temples of Nanganallur. Close to it, is the Palavanthangal subway which serves as the main road entry to Nanganallur from the GST Road.
Palavanthangal was anglicised from its original name Pallavan Thaangal. The area and its neighborhoods were ruled by Pallava rulers; there was a water tank which was dug by one of the Pallava rulers during his regime. The place around the water tank was called as Thaangal in Tamil. As it was built by a Pallava king, the place was known as Pallavanthaangal and presently Pazhavanthangal.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also the name of the railway station in the Beach-Tambaram suburban railway route in Chennai. It is one of the neighborhoods that is very close to the Chennai International Airport
Chennai International Airport
Chennai International Airport , formerly known as Madras International Airport is located in Tirusulam, south of Chennai , India...
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Named after the small settlement with the same name adjoining the station, it also serves as the railway station for the bigger Nanganallur
Nanganallur
Nanganallur has been one of the southern suburbs of Chennai till September 2011, but it is now a part of Chennai Corporation in Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area close to the Chennai International Airport.- Demographics:...
. This station came into being in the 1970s and lies between St.Thomas Mount and Meenambakkam
Meenambakkam
Meenambakkam is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal is situated here. It has access to other parts of the city through suburban trains and buses. It also has a splendid hillock nearby.AAI Quarters is located in...
railway stations. This serves as the railway node to the famous 32 feet Anjaneyar temple and the adjoining temples of Nanganallur. Close to it, is the Palavanthangal subway which serves as the main road entry to Nanganallur from the GST Road.
Palavanthangal was anglicised from its original name Pallavan Thaangal. The area and its neighborhoods were ruled by Pallava rulers; there was a water tank which was dug by one of the Pallava rulers during his regime. The place around the water tank was called as Thaangal in Tamil. As it was built by a Pallava king, the place was known as Pallavanthaangal and presently Pazhavanthangal.