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== Madurai ==
Madurai (Tamil � and IPA ), is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is referred to with names like Koodal Maanagar, Thoongaa Nagar (Sleepless City), Malligai Maanagar (City of Jasmine) and Athens of the East. It is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is a municipal corporation situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district.The corporation has received several National awards in the year 2008 for implementing development works . The city is also referred to as the Temple city. With a city population of 1,108,755 according to the 2004 estimation, it is the administrative capital of Madurai district.Madurai was the capital city of ancient Southern civilization. Madurai's cultural heritage goes back 2,500 years, and the city has been an important commercial center and has conducted trade as far as Rome and Greece since as early as 550 B.C.E..<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai Madurai] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2009.</ref>
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ALUMNI.net: New page: {{Coord|9.8|78.10|display=title}} == Madurai == Madurai (Tamil � and IPA ), is the oldest inhabited city in the Indian peninsula. It is referred to with names like Koodal Maanagar, Thoon...