Walking Around Madurai Streets, Tamil Nadu, IN [4K]

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @keepwalkinwithshewalkin   Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 300 BCE are evident from excavations by Archeological Survey of India in Manalur. The city is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Pandyas, Cholas, Madurai Sultanate, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Carnatic kingdom, and the British East India Company British Raj. The city has a number of historical monuments, with the Meenakshi Temple and the Thirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu. The city is home to various automobile, rubber, chemical and granite manufacturing industries. Madurai has important government educational institutes such as the Madurai Medical College, Homeopathic Medical College, Madurai Law College, Agricultural College and Research Institute. Madurai city is administered by a municipal corporation established in 1971 as per the Municipal Corporation Act. The city covers an area of 147.97 km2 (57.13 sq mi) and had a population of 1,470,755 in 2011.The city is also the seat of a bench of the Madras High Court. The Madurai Bench has been functioning since 2004. #madurai #tamilnadu #india Please do Subscribe to my channel, like, comment and click the notification bell icon and help She' Walkin grow. Thanks to your support we can share amazing content. Please Join She' Walkin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNjs... Support me on Patreon :   / shewalkin   Camera used : DJI Osmo Pocket ✅Please support my channel via PayPal using this link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/shewa... ✅Also you can always help my channel grow with a LIKE on the video and a COMMENT. No money needed for that 🌻🌻 ✅Check out my other youtube channel Shivani Explores: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXI... All material in this video is original and personally recorded by She' Walkin on location Copyright © 2021 All Rights Reserved. More walking - Walking in Mumbai (🇮🇳) -    • 4K 🇮🇳 MUMBAI - Colaba Causeway - India wal...   Walking in Rajasthan (🇮🇳) -    • 4K 🇮🇳 Rajasthan Walk - Pushkar Town - Indi...   Walking in Delhi (🇮🇳) -    • 4K 🇮🇳 New Delhi - A walk in Connaught Plac...   Walking in Himalayas (🇮🇳) -    • [4K] Walking CHITKUL - a Village in Himala...