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 Ooty Ooty  officially  Udhagamandalam , anglicized:  Ootacamund  abbreviated as  Udhagai  is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 86 km (53 mi) northwest of Coimbatore, and is the headquarters of Nilgiris district. Situated in the Nilgiris   hills, it is known by the epithet "Queen of Hill Stations", and is a popular tourist destination. Originally occupied by the Toda people, the area came under the rule of the East India   Company in the 18th century. It later served as the summer capital of Madras Presidency. The economy is based on the hospitality serving tourism and agriculture. The town is connected to the plains by the Nilgiris ghat roads and Nilgiris mountain railways. The earliest reference to Nilgiri hills is found in the Tamil Sangam epic  Silappathikaram  from the 5th or 6th century CE. The region was...