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{{Infobox settlement
== Places ==
| name                            = Salem
{{TOC right}}
| native_name                    =
| native_name_lang                =  
| settlement_type                = [[Metropolis]]
| image_seal                      =  
| image_skyline                  = SalemCITYMONTAGE.jpg
| image_caption                  = Clockwise from top left: [[Mookaneri Lake]], [[Modern Theatres]], Trumpet Exchange Flyover, Salem Collectorate and [[Salem Steel Plant]]
| nickname                        = [[Steel City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mygov.in/group-issue/my-salem-my-pride/|title=My Salem - My Pride|date=30 October 2015|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193418/https://www.mygov.in/group-issue/my-salem-my-pride/|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> <br /> Mango City
| map_alt                    20  = Location of Salem
| map_caption                    =
| pushpin_map                    = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position          = right
| pushpin_map_alt                =
| pushpin_map_caption            =
| coordinates                    = {{coord|11.65|N|78.16|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = India
| subdivision_type1              = State
| subdivision_type2              = District
| subdivision_name1              = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2              = [[Salem district]]
| established_title              = <!-- Established -->
| established_date                =
| founder                        =
| named_for                      =
| government_type                = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body                  = [[Salem City Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                    = vacant
| unit_pref                      = Metric
| area_footnotes                  =
| area_total_km2                  = 124
| area_metro_km2                  =
| area_metro_footnotes            = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://salem.nic.in/salem-local-planning-area-slpa/#
|title=About Salem|publisher=salem.nic.in|access-date=1 October 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| area_rank                      = 5
| elevation_footnotes            =
| elevation_m                    = 289
| population_total                = 917,613
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_footnotes            = <ref name=2011census/>
| population_rank                = [[List of most populous cities in India|45th]]
| population_metro                = 1,032,336
| population_blank1_title        = Metro rank
| population_blank1              = [[List of million-plus agglomerations in India|51st]]
| population_metro_footnotes      = <ref name="UA_2011">{{cite web|title=Primary Census Abstract - Urban Agglomeration|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx|format=XLS|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315050316/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| population_note                =
| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| demographics1_info1            = Tamil
| demographics1_title2            = Spoken
| demographics1_info2            = Tamil
| timezone1                      = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                    = +5:30
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code                    = 636xxx
| area_code                      = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-427]]
| area_code_type                  = Telephone code
| registration_plate              = TN-27, TN-30, TN-54, TN-90
| website                        = {{URL|www.salemcorporation.gov.in}}
| footnotes                      =
| other_name                      =
| population_demonym              = Salemians, Salethar
}}
'''Salem''' ({{audio|Salem.ogg|pronunciation}}) ({{lang-ta|சேலம்}}) is a major city in [[Salem district]], located on the banks of [[Thirumanimutharu river]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located about {{convert|140|km|mi|0|abbr=}} northwest of [[Tiruchirappalli]], {{convert|170|km|mi|0|abbr=}} northeast of [[Coimbatore]], {{convert|206|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Bangalore]] and about {{convert|340|km|mi|-1}} southwest of the state capital, [[Chennai]]. Salem is the [[List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population|fifth]] largest urban agglomeration in the state by population next to [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Madurai]] and [[Trichy]] and the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu by area covering {{convert|124|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salemcorporation.gov.in/about-corporation.php|title=About Corporation|publisher=salemcorporation.gov.in|access-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718231923/http://www.salemcorporation.gov.in/about-corporation.php|archive-date=18 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


The city has been a part of Chola Dynasty. A lot of religious places are located with in the city. A mosque in the city is believed to be built by Tipu Sultan the ruler of Mysore Kingdom in the present day of Karnataka. The town and the surrounding hilly regions were part of the [[Chola dynasty]] and was part of the trade route with the [[Roman empire]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Far East Kingdoms of South Asia: Cheras|url=http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaCheras.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217112250/http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaCheras.htm|archive-date=17 February 2017|access-date=25 February 2017|work=The History Files|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was later governed by [[Poligars]], who built temples and forts in and around the city.<ref>{{cite book|author=E. H. Warmington|title=The Commerce between the Roman Empire and India|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2014|isbn=978-1107-432-14-7|page=144}}</ref> It was part of the [[Vijayanagara empire]] before being captured by [[Hyder Ali]] during the early 18th century, after the [[Mangammal#War with Mysore|Mysore-Madurai war]]. It was ceded to the British in 1768 and the area became part of the struggle between [[Kongu Nadu]] led by [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]] and the British.<ref>{{cite news|author=Asha Sridhar|date=30 January 2015|title=Winding the clock back, anti-colonial wise|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/winding-the-clock-back-anticolonial-wise/article6835999.ece|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> Salem became part of [[Salem district]] since independence in 1947. Salem district was the first district to be formed in India on 4 April 1792 that spread over 7,530&nbsp;sq&nbsp;km comprising the present-day [[Namakkal]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Krishnagiri]]. Alexander Reed was the collector of the Salem district from 1792 to 1799.<ref>{{cite news|last=S.P.Saravanan|first=Saravanan|date=10 April 2016|title=Salem’s history on a map|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=The Hindu|location=Salem|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-history-on-a-map/article8456869.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909014038/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-history-on-a-map/article8456869.ece|archive-date=9 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
===Canada===
* [[Salem, Ontario (disambiguation)]], various places
 
===Germany===
* [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg]], a municipality in the Bodensee district
** [[Salem Abbey]] (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
* [[Salem, Schleswig-Holstein]]
 
===Israel===
* [[Salem, Ma'ale Iron]], Israel
 
=== India ===
* [[Salem, Tamil Nadu]]
** [[Salem City Municipal Corporation]]
** [[Salem metropolitan area (India)]]
** [[Salem district]], Tamil Nadu
** [[Salem railway division]]
* [[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)]], a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
 
=== Palestine ===
* [[Salem (Bible)]], an ancient town mentioned in the Bible
* [[Salim, Nablus]], or Salem, Palestine
 
=== Sweden ===
* [[Salem Municipality]], a municipality in Stockholm County
** [[Salem, Sweden]], the seat of Salem Municipality
 
=== United Kingdom ===
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* [[Salem, Cornwall]], England
* Salem, an area of [[Oldham]], England
* [[Salem, Ceredigion]], Wales
* Salem, village near [[Llandeilo]], Wales
 
=== United States ===
<!-- alphabetical by state -->
* [[Salem, Alabama]]
* [[Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas]], a city
* [[Salem, Saline County, Arkansas]], a census-designated place
* [[Salem, Connecticut]]
* [[Salem, Florida]]
* [[Salem, Georgia]], in Upson County
* [[Salem, Oconee County, Georgia]]
* [[Salem, Illinois]]
* [[Salem, Indiana]], county seat of Washington County
* [[Salem, Adams County, Indiana]], unincorporated place
* [[Salem, Jay County, Indiana]], unincorporated place
* [[Salem, Union County, Indiana]], unincorporated place
* [[Salem, Iowa]]
* [[Salem, Kentucky]]
* [[Salem, Massachusetts]], where the 1692 witch trials were held
** [[Salem Harbor]]
** [[Salem Channel]], a part of the Salem Sound
* [[Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan]]
* [[Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan]]
** [[Salem, Michigan]], an unincorporated community
* [[Salem, Missouri]], county seat of Dent County
* [[Salem, Lewis County, Missouri]]
* [[Salem, Nebraska]]
* [[Salem, New Hampshire]]
* [[Salem County, New Jersey]]
** [[Salem, New Jersey]], county seat of Salem County
** [[Salem Nuclear Power Plant]]
** [[Salem River]], a tributary of the Delaware River
** [[Port of Salem]]
* [[Salem, New Mexico]]
* [[Salem, New York]], town in Washington County
** [[Salem (hamlet), New York]], within the town of Salem
* Salem, an earlier name of [[Brocton, New York]], in Chautauqua County
* [[Salem, North Carolina]], census-designated place in Burke County
* [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], in Forsyth County formed from merger of Salem and Winston
* [[Salem, Ohio]]
* [[Salem, Oklahoma]]
* [[Salem, Oregon]], the state capital and largest U.S. city named Salem
** [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]], consisting of Marion and Polk counties
* [[Salem, South Carolina]], in Oconee County
* [[Salem, South Dakota]], county seat of McCook County
* [[Salem, Tennessee]], an unincorporated community
* [[Salem, Cherokee County, Texas]], an unincorporated community
* Salem, [[Smith County, Texas]], an unincorporated community
* [[Salem, Utah]], a city
* [[Salem, Virginia]], an independent city
* [[Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia]], a neighborhood
* [[Salem, West Virginia]], a city in Harrison County
* [[Salem, Fayette County, West Virginia]], an unincorporated community
* [[Salem, Wisconsin (disambiguation)]], several places
* [[Salem Township (disambiguation)]]
 
===Elsewhere===
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* [[Salem, Brebes]], a subdistrict in Central Java, Indonesia
* [[Salem, Myanmar]]
* [[Salem, Montserrat]]
* [[Salem, Eastern Cape]], South Africa
* [[Salem, Valencia]], Spain
 
== Arts, entertainment, and media==
 
===Fictional characters===
* Salem, the main antagonist from the web series [[List of RWBY characters#Salem's Inner Circle|''RWBY'']]
* [[Salem Saberhagen]], a cat in the comic book and television series ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''
* Salem Vishnu, Indian film character played by Thiagarajan in ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' and ''[[Salem Vishnu]]''
 
=== Music ===
* [[Salem (American band)]], an electronic music band
* [[Salem (British rock band)]]
* [[Salem (British punk band)]]
* [[Salem (Israeli band)]], an extreme metal band
* [[Salem (record label)]], a 1960s New Zealand music publisher
 
=== Television ===
* [[Salem (Days of Our Lives)|Salem (''Days of Our Lives'')]], the setting of the American soap opera ''Days of our Lives''
* [[Salem (TV series)|''Salem'' (TV series)]], a 2014 horror drama
 
===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* [[Salem (comics)|''Salem'' (comics)]] or ''Salem: Queen of Thorns'', US, 2008
* [[Salem (video game)|''Salem'' (video game)]], a Java-based MMORPG
* [[Town of Salem (video game)|''Town of Salem'' (video game)]], a social deduction game
* [[Salem (painting)|''Salem'' (painting)]], 1908 painting by Sydney Curnow Vosper
* ''[[Salem Weekly]]'', an alternative newspaper, Oregon
 
== Brands and enterprises==
* [[Salem (cigarette)]], an American brand
* [[Salem Media Group]], an American Christian-based radio broadcaster, internet content provider, and publisher
 
== Educational institutions ==
* [[Salem Academy]], North Carolina
* [[Salem College]], North Carolina
* [[Salem High School (disambiguation)]], several in the United States
* [[Salem State University]], Massachusetts
* [[Salem University]], West Virginia
* [[Schule Schloss Salem]] (Salem Castle School or Salem College), Germany
 
== Mathematics ==
* [[Salem number]], a real algebraic integer with certain properties
* [[Salem Prize]], an award for young mathematicians
 
== Religious institutions ==
 
* [[Salem Chapel (disambiguation)]], several chapels worldwide
* [[Salem International]], a German Christian charity
* [[Salem Methodist Church Complex (Cincinnati, Ohio)]]
* [[South Asian Lutheran Evangelical Mission]], a church organization in Hong Kong
 
== Sports ==
* [[Salem RidgeYaks]], a minor league baseball team in Salem, Virginia
* [[Salem Soldiers]], a former semi-professional basketball team from Salem, Oregon team
* [[Salem Spartans]], a cricket team representing Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
* [[Salem Witches (baseball)]], a former minor league baseball team of the New England League
 
== Transportation ==
* [[Salem Airport (disambiguation)]]
* [[Salem station (MBTA)]], a commuter rail station in Salem, Massachusetts
* [[Salem station (Oregon)]], a railroad station in Salem, Oregon
* [[Salem (supertanker)|''Salem'' (supertanker)]], an oil carrier involved in maritime insurance fraud
 
== Other uses ==
* [[Salem (name)]], people with the name
* Salem, a cultivar of [[rosemary]]
* [[USS Salem|USS ''Salem'']], three ships of the United States Navy
 
== See also ==
* [[Salem witch trials]], 1692–93,  Massachusetts
* [[Salem witchcraft trial (1878)]] or second Salem witch trial
** [[Salem Maritime National Historic Site]]
* [[New Salem (disambiguation)]]
* [[South Salem (disambiguation)]]
* [[West Salem (disambiguation)]]
* [[Salem Creek (disambiguation)]], various streams
* [[Salim (disambiguation)]]
 
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  • Salem, the main antagonist from the web series RWBY
  • Salem Saberhagen, a cat in the comic book and television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  • Salem Vishnu, Indian film character played by Thiagarajan in New Delhi and Salem Vishnu

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