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    The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at...
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    The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908...
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    The Nilgiris district is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri (English: Blue Mountains) is the name given to a...
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    The Velliangiri Mountains (Tamil: வெள்ளியங்கிரி மலை) a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve are situated at the Western Ghats of Coimbatore district,...
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    Ooty (category Cities and towns in Nilgiris district)
    agriculture. The town is connected to the plains by the Nilgiri ghat roads and Nilgiri Mountain Railway. The region was earlier known as Ottakal Mandu...
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  • and Nilgiri Hills ranges of South India Nilgiri mountains, a range of mountains spanning the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India Nilgiri Mountain...
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    The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats in South India. It is the largest protected forest...
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  • Dravidian language spoken by the Irulas who inhabit the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, India. It is...
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    The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats...
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  • the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Mountain Railways...
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    are a discontinuous range of mountains intersected by Kaveri river. Both mountain ranges meet at the Nilgiri mountains which run in a crescent approximately...
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    blending. Nilgiri tea is also used for making iced tea and instant tea. Camellia sinensis var. sinensis was introduced to Nilgiri Mountains by the British...
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    Doddabetta (category Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district)
    Doddabetta (Tamil pronunciation: [toʈːabeʈːaː]) is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres (8,652 ft). There is a reserved forest area...
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    The Nilgiri Express (Also known as the Blue Mountain Express, or Nilagiri Express) is a night express train service operating between Chennai Central and...
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    Udhagamandalam railway station (category Railway stations in Nilgiris district)
    Nilgiri Mountain railway takes almost two hours of journey to travel down to town of Mettupalayam in Coimbatore at the foothill of Nilgiri mountains....
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  • located in the Udagamandalam city in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The city belongs to the Nilgiri mountains range. A professional Bachelor of Medicine...
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  • Hills (Blue Mountains) in Estonia, near Narva Nilgiri mountains (Blue Mountains), southern India Blue Mountains (Jamaica) Blue Mountains (New Zealand)...
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    Kotagiri (category Cities and towns in Nilgiris district)
    stations in the Nilgiri Mountains. Located at an average elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft), Kotagiri is quietly tucked away in the Nilgiris and used to be...
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  • Mettupalayam is situated on the bank of Bhavani River at the foot of the Nilgiri mountains. According to 2011 census, Mettupalayam had a population of 69,213...
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    dedicated dual tracks for EMUs. Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district connecting Mettupalayam...
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    blossoms only once in 12 years, and gave the Nilgiri Mountains range its name as nil (blue) + giri (mountains). The name Neelakurinji originates from the...
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    0-8-2RT rack and pinion compound locomotive used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They are used on the 28-kilometre-long...
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    Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor (category Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district)
    taking to your right with a board saying Dolphin's Nose 11 km. Coonoor Nilgiri mountains Catherine Falls List of noses "See". coonoor.org. Archived from the...
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    Karnataka coast, and terminate at the Nilgiri mountains, an inward (easterly) extension of the Western Ghats. The Nilgiris run in a crescent approximately along...
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    Catherine Falls (category Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district)
    in the Nilgiri Mountains. The waters from the upper stream of the Kallar River are crossed by the Mettupalayam-Ooty road beyond the mountains in the southwest...
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    Himalayas in India and in Nepal. It is also naturally found in the Nilgiri Mountains of southern India and in Sri Lanka. Berberis aristata is characterized...
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    Lovedale railway station (category Railway stations in Nilgiris district)
    Udhagamandalam (Ooty), in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. A notable tourist attraction, it is one of the stations of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, built in 1907...
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    Mudumalai National Park (category Nilgiris district)
    Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It covers 321 km2 (124 sq mi) at an elevation range of 850–1,250 m (2,790–4,100 ft) in the Nilgiri...
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    per cubic meter of gold. It originates at Ilambaleri hills of Nilgiri Mountains in Nilgiris district (Ooty district), which is also near Wayanad-Malappuram...
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    Lawrence School, Lovedale (category Schools in Nilgiris district)
    boarding school located at Lovedale, which is a little town on the Nilgiri Mountains in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Lawrence had mooted the idea...
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