Ariyalur District | |
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     Brihadiswara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, bus stand road in Jayankondam, Cholagangam Lake, Kodandaramaswamy Temple, Ariyalur, Thirumazhapadi Siva Temple | |
| Nickname: Cement city | |
.svg) Location in Tamil Nadu | |
 Ariyalur district | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′13″N 79°04′33″E / 11.13704°N 79.075821°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Ariyalur |
| Taluks | Ariyalur, Sendurai, Udayarpalayam, Andimadam |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | P. Ramana Saraswathi, IAS[1] |
| • Superintendent of Police | K. Feroze Khan Abdullah[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,949.31 km2 (752.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 754,894 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN 61 |
| Website | ariyalur |
Ariyalur district is an administrative district, one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Ariyalur. The district encompasses an area of 1,949.31 km2.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built by King Rajendra Cholan of Chola Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in this district. The district is also known for its rich prehistoric fossils. Many fossils of gigantic molluscs and jawed fishes, at least one fossilized dinosaur egg, and several fragmentary fossils of sauropod and theropod dinosaurs have been discovered here.[4][5][6] An on-site museum is being set up at Keelapazhur to preserve and conserve fossils.[7] Ariyalur is noted for its cement industries and Jayankondam has huge reserves of lignite.[8]
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- ^ Nainar, Nahla (29 March 2019). "A trip through the fossil-rich grounds of Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Goswami, A.; Prasad, G. V. R.; Verma, O.; Flynn, J. J.; Benson, R. B. J. (16 April 2013). "A troodontid dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of India". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 1703. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.1703G. doi:10.1038/ncomms2716. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 23591870.
- ^ "From the lost world". The Hindu. 24 February 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "With rare collection of fossils, Ariyalur museum in Tamil Nadu nearing completion". 5 February 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Ariyalur district". ariyalur.nic.in.