Munnar
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Munnar is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This an
A view of Munnar downtown.
Munnar KSRTC bus stand
A Nilgiri tahr at Rajamalai near Munnar
Downtown Munnar
Hill station
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A hill station is a type of hill town, mostly in colonial Asia, but also in colonial Africa, founded by European colonists as a refuge from the summer heat. As historian Dane Kennedy observes about th
Munnar
…above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantation settlement, dominated by its tea industry, is also a growing modern hill station. The name Munnar is a combination of the words "Munnu" and "Aaru" in the local languages of Malayalam/Tamil meaning "three rivers", referring to its…
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