## page was renamed from 2010/Asia/India/salem #language en = Salem = '''Salem''' ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language|Tamil]]: சேலம்) is a city and a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation|corporation]] in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_district|Salem district]] in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India|Indian]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India|state]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu|Tamil Nadu]], located in the north central part of the southernmost state of India. Salem is a part of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongu_Nadu|Kongu Nadu]], an ancient division of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamilakam|Tamilakam]] comprising the western [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]. Almost completely surrounded by hills, Salem is at the base of the renowned tourist destination of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yercaud|Yercaud]] hills, which offers breathtaking views both along the ride up the hill and from the peak. There are also remote sites of beauty such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiliyur_Falls_and_Kavery_peak&action=edit&redlink=1|Kiliyur Falls and Kavery peak]]. Yercaud is at an altitude of 1600 m above mean sea level. The city is surrounded by a natural amphitheater of hills formed by the Nagaramalai to the north, the Jarugumalai to the south, the Kanjamalai to the west, and Godumalai to the east. It is divided by the river Thirumanimuthar in the main division. The fort area is the oldest part of the town. == Teams == Please add links to your team(s) name here: * [[2010/Asia/India/Salem/Narasus Sarathy|Narasus Sarathy]] * [[2010/Asia/India/Salem/CRDFOSS|CRDFOSS]] (The idea of adding another team page is that there many be more than one team in a region/city) == Create a new Team page: == <> In all cases you need to keep the {{{CategoryRegion}}} to allow your page/region to be listed! ---- CategoryRegion