Malnad

Malnad (Kannada: ಮಲೆನಾಡು) (an English word for Malenadu in Kannada, male means 'hill' and nadu means 'land') is a region of Karnataka state in South India. Malnad covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, roughly 100 kilometers in width. Malnad covers portions of Shimoga Also known as Capital of Malnad, Chikmagalur, Uttara Kannada, and Hassan districts.
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