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Trivanduram |
Kovalam |
Varkala |
Kollam |
Alleppey |
Kottayam |
Kumarakom |
Idukki |
Munnar |
Periyar |
Eranakulam(Cochin)
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Thrissur
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Guruvayur |
Kozhikode(Calicut)
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Wayanad |
Kannur |
Kerala
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Area : 2203
sq.Kms.
Altitude : Sea level
Kottayam is now place of churches and seminaries and an important
centre for rubber production perched between the foothills of the
Western Ghats on one-side and backwater rivers and canals on the
other.
Bordered by the lofty Western Ghats on the east and the Vemband Lake
and the Paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west Kottayam is a land of
unique characteristics. Panoramic backwater stretches lush paddy
fields highlands extensive rubber plantations and totally literate
people have given this district the enviable title: The land of
letters latex and lakes.
Kottayam is the ideal take-off point for visits to Peerumedu Munnar
Idukki Thekkady Ernakulam and the temple city of Madurai.Kottayam
district was the first in India to achieve total literacy and today
it is the headquarters of the daily newspaper Malayala Manorama. |
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