Nanmangalam Reserve Forest, Chennai

Name: Nanmangalam Reserve Forest
Address: Chennai, India

#129 among attractions in Chennai

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Nanmangalam Reserve Forest is a protected forest located in Chengalpattu district, about 24 km from the city centre. It is located at Medavakkam on Velachery High Road between Velachery and Tambaram. The reserve forest has an area of 320 hectares. However, the total area of the forest is 2,400 hectares. ()

Coordinates: 12°55'36"N, 80°10'23"E

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Nanmangalam Reserve Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chitlapakkam Lake, Tambaram, Dhenupureeswarar Temple, Chromepet Flyover.

2.5 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Chitlapakkam Lake
65 min walk • Chitlapakkam aeri, or Chitlapakkam lake, is an urban lake located in Chitlapakkam, Chennai, India. It is the chief water body in the neighbourhood. Originally measuring 86.86 acres, the lake has currently shrunken to 46.88 acres. The lake was last restored in 2003.
3.6 miW
Area
Tambaram, Chennai
92 min walk • Tambaram is a southern suburb of Chennai. Located within the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, it is governed by Tambaram Municipal Corporation and is a part of the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
2.1 miSW
Temple
Dhenupureeswarar Temple
55 min walk • Dhenupureeswarar Temple, is located in Madambakkam near Tambaram, Chennai. Dhenupureeswarar is the local name for the Hindu deity Shiva.
2.8 miNW
Bridge
Chromepet Flyover
72 min walk • The Chrompet Flyover is an elevated rotary type interchange flyover that connects GST road with the Madras Institute of Technology gate in Chennai, India.
3.8 miN
Bridge
Chennai Airport Flyover, Chennai
98 min walk • Chennai Airport Flyover is a 1.6 km long flyover in front of the Chennai International Airport in Chennai city.
1.3 miW
Mosque
Masjid-e-Anwari
33 min walk • Masjid-e-Anwari is a mosque situated in the suburb of Rajakilpakkam between Velachery and Tambaram, it comes under Sembakkam Municipality situated on the outskirts of Chennai, India. The mosque was constructed by Nawab Zulfiqar Khan, an officer in the Mughal army in 1703.
2.6 miNW
Lake
Pallavaram Lake
67 min walk • Pallavaram Lake, also known as Periya aeri or Pallavaram aeri, is situated along Pallavaram Thuraipakkam Radial Road. It used to be a large lake, but it dried up and was polluted by industrial wastewater and garbage.
1.3 miSW
Lake
Madambakkam Lake
33 min walk • Madambakkam Lake, or Madambakkam aeri, is a rain-fed reservoir in Madambakkam, Chennai, India, that is filled only during the monsoon seasons. The lake covers an area of 250 acres.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pallikaranai wetland, Chennai
76 min walk • Pallikaranai wetland is a freshwater marsh in the city of Chennai, India. It is situated adjacent to the Bay of Bengal, about 20 kilometres south of the city centre, and has a geographical area of 80 square kilometres.
3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Madipakkam, Chennai
78 min walk • Madipakkam is residential locality situated in south of Chennai, India. It has been recently placed under the Greater Chennai Corporation.
2.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Pallikaranai, Chennai
76 min walk • Pallikaranai is a neighborhood and a residential area in south Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located in proximity to the IT industry in Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai's central business districts and the automobile hub in GST road has attracted more population to Pallikaranai in the 2000s.