Periamet

Periamet, also known as Periyampet natively spelt as Periyamedu^{[note 1]}, is one of the most important neighborhoods in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India

Periamet பெரியமேடு
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13.083658°N 80.267952°E / 13.083658; 80.267952
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Royapuram
Talukas	Purasaiwalkam
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600003
Telephone code	044
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation

Location

Periamet is located near Chennai Central Railway Station, very close to the historic Ripon buildings.^[1]

Surroundings

Periamet is known for commercial leather hub. It has many leather trading offices and leather shoe shops. Proximity to Chennai Central Railway Station makes this place famous and hence many hotels and lodges have come after the turn of the century and are operating successfully.^[2] The commercial activity and footfall is also increased due to Nehru Stadium which often hosts sports and games at national & international level.

Periamet Mosque is very famous in Chennai.

Transportation

Many number of buses ply through Periamet, and Chennai Central Railway Station and Egmore are very near to Periamet.

Notes

1. Periamet is the anglicized spelling in British English that was used in the Madras Presidency, and Periyamēḍŭ is the romanized spelling from Tamil script.