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A photo of Salem Steel Plant entrance. Location: Salem, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Modern theatre Studio-Salem
a good picture of zoo entrance in salem
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Salem

Tamil Nadu, India · Asia

About Salem

Salem sits on the route: 10 minutes from Kondalampatti, 44km from Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.

Salem is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 920,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kondalampatti, about 4 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Salem: Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road (44 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.

Where is Salem?

Salem is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 4 km from Kondalampatti.

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Quick Information

Population
917,414
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Tamil Nadu
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
11.6538, 78.1554

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in India

Police
100
Ambulance
102
Fire
101
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Salem

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

famous road

Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road

A Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.

44 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Salem

  • 44 kmKolli Hills 70 Hairpin RoadA Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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