YES I LOVE THIS CITY. Trichirappally better known as "TRICHY'' is situated on the banks of River Cauvery and middle of the state Tamil Nadu. The land mark of this city is "ROCKFORT" - an unique natural structure.

HISTORICALLY: Trichirappally better called as 'TRICHY' and it's prosperity was linked to the fortunes of South India. Trichy was the Chola citadel during Sangam age. Although the city is generally associated with Cholas and Pallavas. Pandyas and Nayaks have also left their imprint. During Carnatic Wars of 18th century, Trichy was often in the forefront of events.

TRICHY is now an Industrial centre and it has various heavy industries like BHEL,(Bharat Heavy Electricals), Hindustan Small Arms factory, Locomotive construction workshop etc. There are thousands of small scale industries around here. Traditional cotton hand weaving and Cigar making cottage industries are also flourish here. And Synthetic Diamonds are produced in a large scale around here

TRICHY is also the site of BHARATHI DHASAN UNIVERSITY. (1982). There are hundreds of educational institutions such as arts collages, engineering collages, medical and allied collages, high schools are around here.

TRANSPORTATION: City has its own International Air Port. Railway Stations. Bus Stations and terminuses. City buses and Autos are popular here and call taxis are available.

There are hundreds of well equipped Hospitals with world class professionals are available. That's why now this city is ahead in the medical tourism sector.

There are Hundreds of star/budget/economical Hotels in this city. Restaurants, cinema halls, shopping malls, market places are plenty.

So when you decide a destination for your tour, consider this city. It has tourist spots like Srirangam. Madurai and Tanjore are very near to access.

LOCATION: India. Tamil Nadu. Trichirappalli (Trichy).

The city's population is predominantly Hindus along with sizable Muslims and Christians population. Sikhs and Jains are also present small in number.

Population                     :1.5 millions                                                                  Literacy rate                  :91.45%

LANGUAGE:  Tamil is the local language. Most of the city's population know English. (English is enough for moving around this city)

SEASONAL TEMPERATURE:                                                                          Summer       :41.10 degree celsius maximum,  36.40 degree celsius minimum. Winter         :21.31    "                          "          18.60       "                      "

TRANSPORT FACILITIES:  Autos, Taxis, Public Transport Buses (available 24X7).

WHERE TO STAY:  There are many star hotels and so many budget hotels  are available for your comfortable stay at Trichy.  (for further details contact your travel agents.)

BY AIR: Well connected with Chennai and other domestic air ports. There are daily flight services from international destinations such as Singapore, Dubai, Kuwait and Colombo and Sarjah. (for more details, contact your travel agents.)

BY TRAIN: Being centre city of Tamil Nadu, there are round the clock train services available from major cities of Tamil Nadu and other states. (for more details contact Indian Railways for timings and tariff.

BY ROAD: From all parts of Tamil Nadu and other nearby states, there are frequent (24X7) bus facilities available for your journey to Trichy.

SO MAKE YOUR NEXT DESTINATION FOR A COMFORTABLE VISIT: "TRICHY"

The construction of a state of the art new terminal adjacent to the existing one at TRICHY AIRPORT (TRZ) will be completed in two months. According to its Director, most part of the Rs.79 crore structure had been completed. The new terminal will have a total floor space of 11,800 sq m, 7000 sq m on the ground floor and the rest on the first floor. It could accommodate about 400 passengers at a time and would have two aero-bridges, three escalators and five lifts.

The ground floor would have a landscaped and open-to-sky central concourse, check-in areas, two security holds, restaurants, VIP lounges, customs and immigration desks besides a parking lot for 300 cars.

There would be a rise in air traffic once the new terminal was commissioned. Air Asia has decided to launch Trichy-Kuala Lumpur service from December 2008. Other Air Lines like Silk Airways and Air Arabia were exploring the feasibility of starting services from Trichy.

Tamil Nadu Government issued an order handing over 200 acres of land adjacent to Bharathi Dasan University to the Ministry of Human resource Department (MHRD) for setting up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Trichy. Now MHRD has to take possession of the land and start constructing the Institute. The Institute is likely to come up before the next academic year.

Rock Fort is the Land Mark of Trichy. Huge rock structure and Temples over that rock is called Rockfort Temple. There are thousands of visitors from domestic and international destinations. A view from the top is really a feast to our eyes. There are beautifully stone carved structures available here. If you want to know more about the Rockfort please visit my ROCKFORT hub for more information and photos.

Thanjavur - ancient city of the south- just 50km from here. Famous tourist attraction: Big Temple, Thanjavur Art Gallery, Saraswathy Mahal Library. Thousands of tourists visiting daily from domestic and international destinations. Please visit my hub THANJAVUR for more details.

Madurai is the second largest city of South India. It's also know as Temple City. Meenakshi Temple is the Land Mark of this city. Madurai's cultural heritage goes back 2500 years. For more details please visit my MADURAI hub.

10 km away from Trichy International Airport. This is a island town covered by River Cauvery and River Kollidam. The largest vaishnavaite in the world situated here. You can find finest stone sculpture around here. There are thousands of tourists visiting here daily from domestic and inter national destinations. If you want to know more about this Temple town please visit my hub: SRIRANGAM.

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