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Kollam (കൊല്ലം)
Kollam (കൊല്ലം), also Quilon or Desinganadu, is a port city and municipal corporation in Kerala, India, 71 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. Ancient spice-trade port, origin of the 825 CE Malayalam Era, cashew-processing center, and home of Kollam Port and Neendakara fishing harbour.
Komarapalayam
Komarapalayam (கொமாரபாளயம்), also called Kumarapalayam, is a first-grade municipality and powerloom textile town in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, on the Cauvery river, twin of Bhavani; distinct from four same-named villages.
Kottayam
Kottayam (കോട്ടയം), or Akshara Nagari, is a city and municipality in central Kerala and headquarters of Kottayam district, known for 97.21% district literacy, rubber trade, the Rubber Board, and the Vaikom Satyagraha.
Kozhikode (city)
Kozhikode (കോഴിക്കോട്), historically Calicut, is a Malabar Coast city in Kerala, India, former capital of the Zamorin kingdom and medieval pepper-trade hub where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498; today a Kerala commerce and education center.
Kumbakonam (கும்பகோணம்)
Kumbakonam (கும்பகோணம்), Chola-era Kudamukku, is a temple city in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, with over 188 temples, the Mahamaham tank and its twelve-yearly festival, and Chola temples such as Nagesvara and Banapuresvara.
Kurnool (కర్నూలు)
Kurnool (కర్నూలు), from Telugu Kandenavolu/Kandanavolu 'town of grease', is a Tungabhadra river city in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh; first capital of Andhra State 1953-56, 2011 population 484,327, Orvakal industrial node and airport.
Machilipatnam (మచిలీపట్నం)
Machilipatnam (మచిలీపట్నం), historically Masulipatnam, is a coastal town in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, at the Krishna River mouth; a premier Coromandel trading port in the 1500s–1700s, home of Kalamkari textiles, now building a greenfield deep-water port.
Madanapalle
Madanapalle is a city in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India, and headquarters of the Madanapalle revenue division in Annamayya district, where Tagore translated India's national anthem into English in 1919.
Madikeri (ಮಡಿಕೇರಿ)
Madikeri (ಮಡಿಕೇರಿ, Mercara) is the headquarters hill town of Kodagu district, Karnataka, founded as capital in 1681 by Muddu Raja; 33,381 residents (2011), about 1,166 m elevation, coffee country near Abbey Falls and Raja Seat.
Madurai (மதுரை)
Madurai (மதுரை), also Madhurapuri or Thoonga Nagaram, is an ancient temple city on the Vaigai River in Tamil Nadu, built around the Meenakshi Amman Temple, a Pandya and Nayak capital, now a Smart City with an international airport.
Mahbūbnagar (city)
Mahbūbnagar (Telugu మహబూబ్నగర్), formerly Palamoor, is a Telangana city and district headquarters renamed in 1890 for Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan; municipal corporation since 2005, about 222,573 people in 2011.
Mahé, India
Mahé (Mayyazhi, മാഹി) is a 9 sq km coastal enclave of Puducherry union territory within Kerala, India, on the Malabar Coast between Kannur and Kozhikode; a former French possession with 41,816 people (2011), Malayalam-speaking, 630 km from Puducherry.
Malappuram
Malappuram (മലപ്പുറം), a district in northern Kerala, India, formed 16 June 1969 with headquarters at Malappuram town; 3,550 sq km, 4.1 million people (2011), known for Nilambur teak forests, Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, and rapid dispersed urbanization.
Mamallapuram (மாமல்லபுரம்)
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram, மாமல்லபுரம்), a Pallava port town on Tamil Nadu's Coromandel Coast near Chennai, famous for 7th-8th century rock-cut rathas, mandapas, the Descent of the Ganges relief, and the Shore Temple, a 1984 UNESCO World Heritage site.
Mandya (ಮಂಡ್ಯ)
Mandya (ಮಂಡ್ಯ), Karnataka's "sugar bowl" district on the Bangalore–Mysore corridor: 7 taluks, 4,98,244 ha, 19.25 lakh people, Cauvery irrigation via Krishnarajasagar and the Visvesvaraya Canal, and Karnataka's oldest sugar factory (1933).
Mangaluru
Mangaluru, formerly anglicised as Mangalore, is a port city in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, at the Netravati-Gurupura river confluence on the Arabian Sea; home to New Mangalore Port, Karnataka's only major port, handling 46.01 million tonnes in 2024-25.
Mulugu
Mulugu (ములుగు) is a district in Telangana, India, formed 17 February 2019 from Jayashankar Bhupalpally district; headquarters Mulugu town, area 3,881 sq km, 2011 population 2,94,671, home of Ramappa Temple and Medaram Jathara.
Munnar (മുന്നാർ)
Munnar (മുന്നാർ), a 1,600 m hill station in Idukki, Kerala, at the confluence of three streams, famed for Kannan Devan tea plantations, Anamudi peak, Neelakurinji blooms, and the 2005 Tea Museum.
Murdeshwar (ಮುರುಡೇಶ್ವರ)
Murdeshwar (ಮುರುಡೇಶ್ವರ), also spelled Murudeshwara, is a temple town on the Arabian Sea coast of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India, known for its temple and 123-foot Shiva statue.
Mysore (ಮೈಸೂರು)
Mysore (Mysuru, ಮೈಸೂರು), southern Karnataka city, former Wodeyar princely capital 139 km from Bengaluru. Known for Dasara, Amba Vilas Palace, ashtanga yoga, cleanliness rankings, and Rs 5,000 crore IT exports.
Nagercoil (நாகர்கோவில்)
Nagercoil (நாகர்கோவில்), named for the Jain Naga Raja Temple, is the headquarters of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu; formerly Travancore's second town, it joined Tamil Nadu in 1956.
Nalgonda District
Nalgonda (నల్గొండ జిల్లా) is a district in southern Telangana, India, HQ Nalgonda town, formed 11 October 2016; area 2,449.79 sq km, population 16,18,416 (2011), home to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Deverakonda Fort.
Nandyāl
Nandyal (నంద్యాల) is a city and district headquarters in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh, formed as a district on 4 April 2022; known for nine Nandi temples, the Navanandi pilgrimage, Kundu river, and Srisailam hydropower.
Nellore (నెల్లూరు)
Nellore (నెల్లూరు) is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, headquarters of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Municipal corporation since 2004 (municipality 1884), 149.2 sq km, 600,869 people (2011), near Krishnapatnam port.
Neyveli
Neyveli, a lignite-mining town in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India, about 200 km south of Chennai; site of NLC India's open-cast mines (30.6 MT/annum) and pit-head power stations (3,240 MW), mined since 1962.
Neyyattinkara (നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര)
Neyyattinkara (നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര) is a taluk and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, on the Neyyar River 18 km south of the city; 70,850 municipal residents (2011), taluk population 858,991.
Nizāmābād, Telangana
Nizamabad (నిజామాబాద్), formerly Indur, is a district in north-west Telangana, India, named after the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1905. A top turmeric-producing district; National Turmeric Board headquartered there; 1,571,022 people (2011).
Ongole
Ongole (ఒంగోలు) is a city and district headquarters in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India; a municipality since 1876 and municipal corporation since 2012, known for the Ongole cattle breed.
Ooty
Ooty (Udhagamandalam, உதகமண்டலம்) is a 2,203 m hill town and Nilgiris District capital in Tamil Nadu, India; a British summer capital reached by the UNESCO-listed rack railway from Mettupalayam.
Palakkad (പാലക്കാട്)
Palakkad (പാലക്കാട്), a Kerala district with no coastline, opens the state to Tamil Nadu through the 32–40 km Palakkad Gap. Known as Kerala's granary, it had 2,809,934 people (2011) over 4,482 sq km.