It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai.

Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti.

[4] The main kingdoms which ruled Madurai are the Pandyas and the Nayaks.

[5] The district is bounded by Theni in the west, Sivaganga in the east, Dindigul in the north, Virudhunagar in the south and small parts of Tiruchirappalli in the northeast.

Madurai district comprises 13 talukas and revenue blocks, same names same boundaries.