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Aintharuviar River is a river flowing in the Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]

See also

List of rivers of Tamil Nadu

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References

  1. "ABOUT TIRUNELVELI". Nellai.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

Coordinates: 8°55′54″N77°14′16″E / 8.931608°N 77.237907°E / 8.931608; 77.237907