Chennai
Chennai, formerly Madras, is the largest coastal city in southern India and the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is on the east coast of peninsular India. Wikivoyage
Population 6,599,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in India
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Zion Church Church · 990 m
- Cannon Memorial · 330 m
- Sir Charles Trevelyan Memorial Memorial · 380 m
- Annai Maniammai Statue Monument · 890 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Chennai Suburban Terminal (Moore Market Complex) 450 m
- Chennai Park 480 m
- Central Metro 490 m
- Chennai Central 670 m
- Central Station Bus Terminus 640 m
- Chennai Park Town 830 m
More train stations: Chennai Egmore 1.2 km, Chintadaripet 1.2 km, Chennai Fort 1.4 km, Basin Bridge Junction 2.0 km, Chennai Beach 2.5 km, Chepauk 2.7 km, Washermanpet 3.1 km, Vyasarpadi Jeeva 3.1 km, Chennai Chetpet 3.2 km, Thiruvallikeni 3.3 km, Royapuram 3.4 km, Perambur 3.8 km, Korukkupet 4.1 km, Perambur Carriage Works 4.3 km, Light House 4.3 km, Nungambakkam 4.5 km, Mundakakanni Amman Koil 4.8 km, Tondiarpet 5.0 km, Thirumayilai 5.4 km, Perambur Loco Works 5.5 km
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