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Coimbatore (kwĭmbətôr`), city (1991 pop. 1,000,746), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. Commanding the eastern approach to the Palghat Gap, the major pass through the Western Ghats, it was important in the wars of Haidar Ali Haidar Ali or Hyder Ali (both: hī`dər älē`), 1722–82, Indian ruler. ..... Click the link for more information. and Tippoo Sahib. The British obtained undisputed possession of Coimbatore in 1799. The city is a district administrative center and a junction of rail lines linking India's east and west coasts. It is the second most industrialized region of Tamil Nadu state, manufacturing processed foods, cotton, and transport equipment. Coimbatore is also a market for tea, cotton, cardamom, cinchona, and teak. |
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After a presentation at a college in Coimbatore, they helped students clean up the litter from a music show the previous night. Most of them had some title, Miss Coimbatore, Miss Ernakulam. The brave LMW corporate office building in Coimbatore, India, sets out to relate a modern society to tradition: the spaces and local climates are informed by contemporary technology and age-old South Indian patterns of living. |
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