Prakasam district

Markapur

Markapur is famous for its slate quarries — the source of school slates across India — and is a stop on the road from Ongole to Srisailam.

2places nearby

Slate industryRoad to SrisailamChennakesava temple

Things to do

In & around Markapur

A Vijayanagara-era tank, one of Asia's oldest man-made lakes

Jyotirlinga and Shakti Peetha above the Krishna gorge

Practical

Markapur Road station

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