Category:Yercaud

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<nowiki>Yercaud; Yercaud; યેરકાડ; Yercaud; Yercaud; エルカードゥ; యేర్కాడ్; യേർക്കാട്; Yercaud; Yercaud; Yercaud; Yercaud; यर्कार्ड्; यरकौड; ಯೆರ್ಕಾಡ್; ਯਰਕੌਡ; Yercaud; یرکود; Yercaud; ஏற்காடு; villaggio in India; indisches Bergdorf; hill station in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India; localidad en el estado de Tamil Nadu, India; തമിഴ്നാട്ടിലെ വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര കേന്ദ്രം; ville du Tamil Nadu, en Inde; Jewel of the South</nowiki>
Yercaud 
hill station in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
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LocationSalem district, Tamil Nadu, India
Area
  • 5.26 km²
Elevation above sea level
  • 1,515 ±1 m
Map11° 46′ 45.84″ N, 78° 12′ 12.24″ E
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Yercaud is a hill station near Salem, Tamil Nadu, India in the Servarayan range of hills (anglicized as en:Shevaroys) in the Eastern Ghats. It is at an altitude of 1515 metres (4969 feet) above the mean sea level. The town gets its name from the lake located at its center - in Tamil "Yeri" means "lake" and "Kaadu" means "forest". Yercaud is known for coffee plantations and orange groves. It also has an orchidarium run by the en:Botanical Survey of India and a beautiful lake.

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