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Simhachalam Hill Range
The Simhachala Hill Range, with the anglicised name Simhachalam Hills, are a towering mountain range (377 m) near the city of Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It is one of the hill ranges in Andhra Pradesh and in the Eastern Ghats. Geography The Simhachalam Hills form part of the eastern ranges of the Eastern Ghats system. These hills cover an area of 32 km. History The Simhachalm Hill Range has a lot of rich history. The famous Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple is located here. The Chalukya period Radha Madhava Swamy temple and some old Buddhist monuments are also found here. Devotional The hills house many temples including the Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple and other smaller ones; every year a festival is held called the ''Giri Pradakshina,'' where Hindu devotees walk 35km around the hill. About The neighborhoods of Visakhapatnam city situated near the hill range are Adavivaram, Akkayyapalem, Balayya Sastri Layout, Gopalapatnam, Hanumanthavaka, K ...
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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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Gopalapatnam
Gopalapatnam is a neighborhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighborhood is considered to be the major residential and commercial area in the district. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the area's civic amenities. It is located on the western fringe of Visakhapatnam. The Visakhapatnam gas leak occurred in the neighborhood on 7 May 2020. The Gopalapatnam Mandal is one of the 46 mandals of the Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of the Visakhapatnam Revenue Division, which is headquartered in Gopalapatnam. The Mandal is neighbored by the Gajuwaka, Seethammadhara, and Pendurthi mandals. Wards The Gopalapatnam Mandal consists of the following wards: Location and geography Gopalapatnam is located around 4 km from Visakhapatnam Airport and around 8 km from the Visakhapatnam Railway Station. The neighborhood is served by the Waltair Division's Simhachalam ...
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South Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests
The South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests is a tropical dry forest ecoregion in southern India. The ecoregion lies in the southernmost portion of the Deccan Plateau, and includes the southernmost portion of the Eastern Ghats. The ecoregion lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, and receives most of its rainfall with the June–September southwest monsoon. It is characterized by tall trees that drop their leaves during the dry winter and spring months. Much of the forest has been degraded through over-use, and thorn forests and shrub thickets are common. To the north and east, the dry deciduous forests transition to the drier Deccan thorn scrub forests. Flora These forests have three stories, with an upper canopy at , an understory at , and undergrowth at . Trees are draped in lianas in denser, mature forests. The vegetation is characterized by ''Acacia catechu'', ''Albizia amara'', '' Anogeissus latifolia'', '' Boswellia serrata'', ''Cassia fistula'', ''Chloroxylon s ...
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Visakhapatnam District
Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, districts in Andhra Pradesh state.The district share broders with in the north and east, Vizianagaram district and South Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south. History During the British Raj, British rule in India, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district in the year 1802. Chicacole (present-day Srikakulam) which was in Visakhapatnam district was incorporated into Ganjam when the latter was formed as a district. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Parts of the Vizagapatam district (Madras Presidency), Vizagapatam district (i.e., Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Jeypore, Rayagada etc.) and the Ganjam ...
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Mountain Ranges Of India
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ...
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Andhra University
Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest donors of the university. He donated lands and two million rupees for the establishment of the university which was set to be shifted elsewhere by the education authorities due to lack of funding. Furthermore, he provided lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a The liberal king was conferred an Honorary Doctorate degree from the university. The Jeypore College of Technology and Science in Andhra University was founded by Maharajah Vikram Deo. University emblem The university emblem was designed by Sri Kowta Rammohan Sastri with the guidance of Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy. The rising sun represents the university itself and the radiating light rays representing its faculties of study. The l ...
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Seethammadhara
Seethammadhara is a neighborhood in the city of Visakhapatnam, India. The neighborhood is considered as the major residential area in the district. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the civic amenities in Seethammadhara. It is located in the central of Visakhapatnam city. Seethammadhara mandal is one of the 46 mandals of Visakhapatnam District. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters is located at Seethammadhara. The Mandal is bounded by Gopalapatnam, Maharanipeta and Bheemunipatnam mandals. Wards Seethammadara Mandal consists of following wards Location and Geography Seethammadara is located about 12 km from Visakhapatnam Airport and about 6 km from Visakhapatnam railway station. It lies to the north-west of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Maddilapalem to the south and MVP Colony to the east, Gopalapatnam to the west, Mahar ...
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Prahaladapuram
Prahaladapuram is a suburban area in Visakhapatnam city under Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation of Pendurthi in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 14 km Nomet from Visakhapatnam city center. Vepagunta is the head post office and postal pin code is 530047. How to reach By road: It is well connected with number of city buses plying from RK Beach, Gajuwaka, NAD X Road, Dwaraka bus station in Visakhapatnam city. Also number of buses available from Vijayanagaram Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation routes: By rail: Pendurthi, Simhachalam North railway stations are very closely located. Marripalem railway station and Visakhapatnam , image_alt = , image_caption = From top, left to right: Visakhapatnam aerial view, Vizag seaport, Simhachalam Temple, Aerial view of Rushikonda Beach, Beach road, Novotel Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura submarine museu ... railway stations are within 15 km range. Educational in ...
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Narasimha Nagar
Narasimha Nagar is a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam City, India. It borders the Simhachalam hill range and Akkayyapalem. It falls under the local administrative limits of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of . It is also part of the planning body o .... References Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam {{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub ...
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Madhavadhara
Madhavadhara is a residential area of the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, India. About It is one of the important residential area in Visakhapatnam. It is totally surrounded with hills and is located in a beautiful natural location. Radha Madhavaswamy Temple Madhavadhara is famous for three waterfalls Gomukhadhara, Chakradhara and Madhavadhara and the trio of temples dedicated to Lord Madhava, Lord Venugopala Swamy and Lord Siva. The temples are very ancient and there is an old trekking path from Madhavaswamy temple to Simhachalam Temple. There are also some ruins related to Buddhist stupas around the temple. Transport It is well connected with Gajuwaka, NAD X Road, Dwaraka Nagar and other parts of the city. APSRTC buses are available in this area to connect to the core city. ;APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located a ...
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Kailasapuram, Visakhapatnam
Kailasapuram is a residential area of the city of Visakhapatnam state of Andhra Pradesh, India. About in early 1990s Visakhapatnam Port employees settled hear from that period to till now this area is one of the best residential area in the city. Transport APSRTC buses are 48,48A available from old city. ;APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ... routes: References {{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam ...
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Hanumanthavaka
Hanumanthuwaka is an area of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Visakhapatnam BRTS connects Hanumanthuwaka to Simhachalam. Hanumanthuwaka was an initially a small suburb outside Visakhapatnam. Landmark Famous tourist spot in Visakhapatnam City Kailasagiri is located in this area. Hospitals Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences(VIMS) and L.V. Prasad Eye Hospital is located here. Transport Hanumanthuwaka is connected by the National Highway. It is one of the busiest junctions in the city as NH 16 passes through here. Buses are run by the state-owned APSRTC, and is well connected to all parts of Visakhapatnam. All buses going to Arilova, Thagarapuvalasa, Bheemili Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017. ... pass through here. References Neighbourhoods in Vis ...
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