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Kerala

Capital Trivandrum
Area 39000Sq. Km
Languages Malayalam,Tamil, English
Best Season November-April

 

Important Cities in Kerala

Trivandrum Alappuzha Kochi Idukki Kannur Kasaragod
Kottayam Kozhikode Mallappuram Palakkad Pathanamthitta Kollam
Thrissur Wayanad


Trivandrum

 The important backwaters of the district are Veli, Kadinamkulam and Edava Nadayara canals. There is a fresh water lake at Vellayani near Thiruvananthapuram city. Neyyar, Karamana and Vamanapuram are the three major rivers in the district. 


 Alappuzha

 The vast stretch of paddy fields of Kuttanad, which is popularly known as the ‘rice bowl of Kerala,’ is in this district. The exciting and unforgettable BOAT CRUISES between Alappuzha and Kollam offer intimate glimpses of backwater life and an unforgettable journey watching Coir making, boat building, toddy tapping, fish farming and the rugged village life. 


Kochi

. From time immemorial, the Arabs, Chinese, Dutch, British and the Portuguese seafarers followed the sea route to Kochi and left their legacies here. Arab and Jewish spice traders had settled here in the first century A. D. They prospered under the patronage of the Cochin Rajahs.   



 

Idukki

 These forest areas are home of a variety of flora and fauna besides being home to the wild life like tigers, bisons, bear, monkeys etc. . The temperature falls down to freezing point at the peaks.


Kannur

Kannur had been under the sway of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. It was once a spice trading fort. Kannur had its golden days under the Kolathiri Rajas. Kannur is known for its Beedi making and Handloom weaving industries. 


Kasaragod

 The district is demarcated by the Western Ghats on the east, the Arabian Sea on the west, the Kannur district on the south and Karnataka on the north. Kasargod is called the Land of Gods. In Kerala, tobacco is cultivated only in Kasaragod district.

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Kottayam

 It is the home of a number of newspapers and magazines including the countries largest selling vernacular daily.  Kottayam was the first town in India to become fully literate which triggered a mass movement in the state to transform Kerala into the first fully literate State in India.


Kozhikode

 The district is famous for timber industries. There are a number of famous temples, mosques and churches in the district.


Mallappuram

The district of Malappuram, once part of the erstwhile Malabar region, was carved out of the districts of Kozhikode and Palakkad in 1969.


Palakkad

Palakkad district provides the passage to the state of Kerala from the other parts of India through a natural gap at the Western Ghats.  The second longest river of Kerala, Bharathapuzha flows through the state. Unlike the state’s longest river Periyar, it is shallow and rocky, but holds a unique place in the cultural psyche of the state.


Pathanamthitta

Located nearby the Western Ghats and blessed and enriched by nature, Pathanamthitta District is famous for its scenic beauty with its unending stretches of forests, rivers like the Achankovil, the Pamba, the Manimala etc., rural landscapes, fairs and festivals. 


Kollam

Steeped in history, KOLLAM, the headquarters of the district, is an ancient centre of trade and commerce. It is a major centre of marine products and cashew industry in the state. The port of Neendakara on the Arabian cost is the centre for trawlers and ice plants. 


Thrissur

Cultural capital of Kerala.  Thrissur, for centuries,  has been an important religious and cultural centre.  Occupied by the Rajahs of Kochi from the 16th to the 18th century,  then  fell into the hands of the Zamorin of Kozhikode. Sakthan Thampuran is the very architect of Thrissur 


Wayanad

Wayanad is blessed with mist clad mountains and sylvan valleys.  The Kabini river system of Wayanad is the perennial source of water to Kaveri. With the green plantations of coffee, tea and cardamom and the panorama of undulating hills and dales, Wayanad is a fairy land for the tourists. The population of the district is predominantly tribal.


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