Visakhapatnam  is a port city on the southeast coast of India and often called "The Jewel of the East Coast" . It is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India .  The city is home to several state-owned heavy industries and a steel plant; it is one of India's largest seaports and has the country's oldest shipyard

                  Visakhapatnam has the only natural harbor on the east coast of India.It is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal on the east. Visakhapatnam is the  headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy and has  the first of its kind submarine museum in South-East Asia and fourth in the world.



PLACES OF INTEREST 


SUBMARINE  MUSEUM

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VIZAG  HARBOR
                                             

ROPE WAY TO KAILASAGIRI HILL TOP


ARAKU VALLEY

RUSHIKONDA  BEACH


BEACH VIEW FROM KAILASAGIRI HILL TOP


SIMHACHALAM TEMPLE




BORRA CAVES

                                   The Araku Valley, 112 km  from Visakhapatnam, is a tourist destination. The Araku hill station is at an elevation of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and known for its gardens, valleys, waterfalls and streams. On the way to the Araku hill station are the Borra Caves,which were discovered by British geologist William King in 1807. 

                               Rushikonda Beach, located right opposite to GITAM University, is a popular evening spot. The 30-kilometre  Bhimili-Visakhapatnam Beach Road offers views of sea, sand, hills and greenery. Many parks are located on this road. Tenneti Beach Park is on the cliff of Kailasagiri; there are several points from which the rocky beach beneath can be seen, and a number of Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies were filmed here. Rama Naidu Film Studios is located in Visakhapatnam .
                      
                               Kailasagiri is a hilltop park adjacent to the sea which offers views of the Bay of Bengal, Visakhapatnam and the Eastern Ghats. An aerial tramway accesses the park from the bottom of the hill. 

                              Simhachalam is a hill shrine of Lord Narasimha 16 km  north of the city. The carved 16-pillared Natya mandapa and the 96-pillared Kalyana mandapa are highlights of the temple. It was constructed by the Gajapathi kings  before 1500 AD. 

                                                        



GITAM UNIVERSITY


                   

  GITAM DENTAL COLLEGE

                 


                                                       GITAM Dental College & Hospital is one of the premier educational institutions offering quality and affordable Dental care in India.  The Dental College has excellent infrastructure with over 1,75,000 sft. Of built up area and is the largest of its kind in Andhra Pradesh.  It has well equipped state-of-the-art library, modern clinical departments and pre-clinical and clinical laboratories. There is free transport facility for the patients and the treatment is also provided free of cost for the deserving poor. 





                     
                                     A SHORT PRESENTATION ON  VIZAG , GITAM UNIVERSITY 

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                                                             GITAM DENTAL  COLLEGE & HOSPITAL .