23 Lesser Known Facts About Chennai That Will Amaze You !!
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Ah, Chennai! One of the most famous and infamous cities of South India. You may know Chennai as so many things. For some it’s one of the hottest, most humid, most intolerable cities while for others,it’s home, it’s safety and it’s freedom. No matter what you may know Chennai for, it is undoubtedly one of the most important cities in India. Whether you’ve lived here or not, here are some facts you mostly don’t know about Chennai.
23. It has the second longest beach in the world (Marina
Beach).
22. It has one of the oldest engineering and medical
colleges in the world.
21. The Vandalur Zoo in Chennai was the first in India and
one of the largest in South Asia.
20. The Cancer Institute (1920) is one of the oldest
established research centers in India.
19. The Cooum River used to be a source of transportation
only a few years ago.
18. Anna Salai road — Chennai’s largest road, was
originally known as Grand South Trunk Road (GST).
17. Chennai has the second largest number of theatres in
India, second only to Mumbai.
16. Chennai is the birth place of South Indian cinema.
15. It’s the automobile hub of India.
14. Chennai has been voted one of the safest cities to live in
India.
13. Chennai is one of the best places for post-production
work.
12. It has one of the best planned bus transportation routes
in Chennai through Koyambedu.
11. Chennai’s two wheeler population ranks in the top
three in South Asia.
10. Chennai is India’s fourth largest city in terms of space.
9. Chennai employs the second largest number of people in
India, in terms of man-power.
8. It was earlier known as Madrasapatnam.
7. Tidal Park, an IT Park in Chennai, is one of the largest IT
Parks in Asia.
6. The M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, set up in 1916, is one of
the oldest in India.
5. The Anna Centenary Library is the largest in Asia.
4. Chennai is the second leading exporter of information
technology and BPO services in India.
3. Chennai was ranked No. 1 in Health facilities in Health
facilities in 2003.
2. Chennai was ranked best city to live in in 2003.
1. Chennai is the only city in South Asia and India to figure
in the “52 places to go around the world” by The New York
Times.
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