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Where is Ambur? (IN)

Ambur is a city located in IN.
Latitude 12.79163 Longitude 78.71644

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Information about Ambur

• City: Ambur
• Country: IN
• Latitude: 12.79163
• Longitude: 78.71644
• Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata

City of Ambur

Ambur is a major town in the Vellore division in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is recognised as one of India's major leather manufacturing and export hubs. Along with its twin town, Vaniyambadi (16 km to the West), Ambur is a part of the Vaniyambadi Revenue district, which accounts for a significant share of India's finished leather, leather garments, and footwear components shipped directly to international markets, including Europe and North America. Historically, Ambur has remained a major town in the North Arcot district of the Madras Presidency (present-day Tamil Nadu). In 1989, the North Arcot district was bifurcated into Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts, and Ambur remained part of the Vaniyambadi Taluk in the Vellore district. In 2009, Ambur taluk was formed by splitting major land areas from the neighbouring Vaniyambadi taluk and few parts from the Vellore taluk. Later in 2019, the Vellore district was further trifurcated into Ranipet, Tirupathur, and Vellore districts, with Ambur becoming part of Tirupathur district. Ambur is located on the banks of the Palar River between Chennai and Bangalore. Ambur has a sizeable leather industry, and is known for its spicy biryani and for the sweet, makkhenpeda. Ambur was the site of two major military actions in the 18th century. The first was the 1749 Battle of Ambur that opened the Second Carnatic War between the Arcot State and the Mughal Empire. In 1767, the siege of Ambur took place during the First Anglo-Mysore War, with local troops and a British force successfully resisting an attack by the Kingdom of Mysore and by the Hyderabad State.
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