Business In Salem
The name 'Salem' appears
to have been derived from Sela or Shalya by which the term refers to the
country around the hills, as in the inscriptions.Local tradition claims
Salem as the birth place of Tamil poetess Avvaiyar.Salem is surrounded
by an amphitheatre of hills, the Nagarmalai in the north, the Jeragamalai
in the south,the Kanjanamalai on the west and Godumalai on the east. Salem
is divided by the Thirumanimuthar in the main division.The fort is the
oldest place of the town Salem.Salem is also known as the Mango city in
Tamilnadu,India.Salem is also famous for Sago, Bauxite, Lorry Body
building,Hand loom Weaving and Steel Plants. |