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Kollam (Malayalam: ⓘ; [a]), is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometers (44 mi) northwest of the Thiruvananthapuram. [7]
Kollam Metropolitan Area is the 4th largest Metropolis in Kerala and 14th largest urban agglomeration in South India.It is one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world covering an area of 364.51 km 2 (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.
Backwater tourism is an activity enjoyed in Kollam; Ashtamudi Lake, Paravur, Munroe Island, and Alumkadavu are the main backwater destinations. Accommodation is in resorts and on houseboats. Thenmala, located 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Kollam, is the first ecotourism project in India and run by the Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society. [37 ...
Ashtamudi Lake view from Asramam Adventure Park. The city of Kollam lies at with an average altitude of 3 metres The average rainfall is 270 cm yearly. [4] The city is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Ashtamudi Lake and panchayats of Neendakara and Thrikkaruva in north, Mayyanad panchayat in the south and Thrikkovilvattom and Kottamkara panchayats in east.
Bhima Jewellers situated at Kollam Cantonment area. The Kollam Corporation Town Hall, named the C. Kesavan Memorial Municipal Town Hall in the memory of C. Kesavan – a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of erstwhile Travancore-Cochin state – is a decades-old building situated on the National Highway passing through the Cantonment.
St. John de Britto’s Church, Sakthikulangara, was established in the year 1878 by Rt. Rev. Ildaphonsa Borgna Vicar Apostolic. Located 7 kms north of Kollam city, Kerala –Sakthikulangara is a landmass that is almost sandwiched between the Arabian sea on the west and the Ashtamudy lake on the northern and eastern side The landscape is almost split by the National Highway 66 Ozhukkuthode, a ...
Downtown Kollam is the primary central business district in the city of Kollam, Kerala, India. Located entirely within the former municipality of old Quilon , it is approximately bounded by Chinnakada to the east, Thangassery to the West, Cutchery to the north, and Mundakkal to the South.
Pattathanam is a residential area in the city of Kollam in Kerala, southwest India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Chinnakkada, the commercial hub of Kollam city. . It is home to various educational institutio