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gptkbp:instanceOf
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District
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gptkbp:administrativeDivision
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gptkb:Tirunelveli
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gptkbp:area
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6,710 square kilometers
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gptkbp:averageRainfall
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800 mm
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Kanyakumari_District
gptkb:Tuticorin_District
gptkb:Virudhunagar_District
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Tirunelveli
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gptkbp:climate
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Tropical wet and dry
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gptkbp:culturalEvents
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gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Pongal
gptkb:Thaipusam
Navaratri
Deepavali
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gptkbp:divisions
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Taluks
Nanguneri Taluk
Tenkasi Taluk
Vikramasingapuram Taluk
Palayamkottai_Taluk
Tirunelveli_Taluk
Alangulam_Taluk
Ambasamudram_Taluk
Cheranmadevi_Taluk
Sankarankovil_Taluk
Tiruchendur_Taluk
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gptkbp:economy
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Agriculture
Textiles
Tourism
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gptkbp:established
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1 November 1956
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Halwa
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gptkbp:governmentType
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District administration
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Colonial architecture
Ancient temples
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tirunelveli District
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Tamil
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
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gptkbp:majorRivers
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gptkb:Tirunelveli_River
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gptkbp:majorStations
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Cotton
Rice
Sugarcane
Tapioca
Groundnut
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:K._Kamaraj
gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan
gptkb:R._Venkataraman
gptkb:M._K._Stalin
gptkb:V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 1.5 million
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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gptkb:Kutralam_Falls
gptkb:Thiruchendur_Murugan_Temple
Nellaiappar Temple
Manimuthar Dam
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:National_Highway_7
Railways
State Highways
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