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{{Infobox mountain<br />
|name= Simhachalam Hill Range<br />
|native_name=Simhachalam Kondalu|native_name_lang=te<br />
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The '''Simhachala Hill Range''', with the [[anglicised]] name '''Simhachalam Hills''', are a towering mountain range (377 m) near the city of [[Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh|Visakhapatnam]], in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, southern [[India]]. It is one of the hill ranges in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and in the [[Eastern Ghats]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Latitude | first=Info | last=Data| date=14 April 2019 |url=https://www.distancesto.com/elevation/in/simhachalam-hill-range/history/29864.html|newspaper=Distance To|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
The Simhachalam Hills form part of the eastern ranges of the [[Eastern Ghats]] system. These hills cover an area of 32 km.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geography | first=Editor | last=Writer| date=21 June 2020 |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam-simhachalam-temple-cancels-giri-pradakshina-630284|newspaper=The Hans India|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Simhachalm Hill Range has a lot of rich history. The famous [[Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam|Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple]] is located here. The [[Chalukya dynasty|Chalukya]] period Radha Madhava Swamy temple and some old [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monuments are also found here.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geography | first=Ramesh | last=Susarla| date=11 July 2020 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Buddhist-structures-found-in-Simhachalam-hill-range/article16193234.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Devotional==<br />
The hills house many temples including the [[Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam|Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple]] and other smaller ones; every year a festival is held called the ''Giri Pradakshina,'' where [[Hindu]] devotees walk 35km around the hill.<ref>{{cite web|title=Devotional | first=City | last=News| date=8 July 2017 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/simhachalam-ready-for-giri-pradakshina/articleshow/59495920.cms|newspaper=Times of India |accessdate=7 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==About==<br />
The neighborhoods of [[Visakhapatnam]] city situated near the hill range are [[Adavivaram]], [[Akkayyapalem]], [[Balayya Sastri Layout]], [[Gopalapatnam]], [[Hanumanthavaka]], [[Kailasapuram, Visakhapatnam|Kailasapuram]], [[Madhavadhara]], [[Narasimha Nagar]], [[Prahaladapuram]], and[[Seethammadhara]].<br />
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==Flora and fauna==<br />
Simhachalam Hills protected [[Visakhapatnam]] city environmental hazards{{Clarify|reason=poor grammar|date=August 2021}} and [[Andhra University]] has found 74 varieties of flora and 200 species.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flora | first=Sumith | last=Bhattacharya| date=16 May 2014|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/human-negligence-blamed-for-forest-fire/article22937385.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of India]]<br />
[[Category:visakhapatnam district]]<br />
[[Category:Eastern Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Visakhapatnam]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Visakhapatnam]]<br />
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