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	Kollam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kollam, (known to the Portuguese as Quilon), is a city in the state of Kerala, India.
		It is also the headquarters of a district by the same name, one among the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India.
		It is bound on the south by Thiruvananthapuram district, on the north by Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, on the east by Tamil Nadu and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kollam (495 words)

	Kollam - At A Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The total population of the district according to 2001 census is 2,584,118 and population density is 1037.
		Improvement of Perumkulam yelah in Kollam taluk, West Kallada Scheme in Kunnathur taluk, reclamation of Polachiral lake in Kollam taluk and Ithikkara yelah schemes, are the medium irrigation schemes in the district.
		Port: Neendakara and Kollam are the two ports in the district, the former, an intermediary and the latter, a minor port.
	www.ananthapuri.com /kollam.asp (2563 words)

	Kollam, Kerala, India, Important Places - Kollam
		Located 71 Km to the north of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam is the centre of the country's cashew trading and processing industry.
		The eight hour boat trip between Kollam and Alappuzha is the longest and most enchanting experience of the backwaters of Kerala.
		The district also has some interesting historic remnants and a number of temples built in the traditional ornate architectural style.
	www.keral.4mg.com /kerala/kollam.htm (684 words)

	Welcome to Quilion - The land of cashews
		Pathanpuram, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, Karunagappally and Kollam are the five taluks in the district.
		This is one amoung the large bloks in the district with an area of 249..03 sq.
		Mukhathala is one of the thikly populated bloks in the district.
	www.quilon.com /Html/administraion.htm (895 words)

	Kerala Tourism - Kollam ( Quilon )
		The district has several beaches comparable to the best in the world, breath-taking cascades, thick evergreen forests with a lush distribution of flora and fauna.
		Steeped in history, KOLLAM, the headquarters of the district, is an ancient centre of trade and commerce.
		Kollam is located 70 km north of Thiruvananthapuram on NH 47 and easily accessible by road or rail.
	www.kol.to /tourism_qln.htm (390 words)

	Keral Tourism
		The one at Ittiva at Chadayamangalam in Kollam district is one such temple, virtually carved from a gigantic piece of rock, lying in the middle of a paddy field.
		Kollam - Aquatourism: Located 71 km to the north of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam is another coastal district of Kerala.
		One of the oldest ports on the Malabar coast, Kollam was once the port of international spice trade.
	www.keral.com /tourism/tourism/tourspotsklm.html (486 words)

	BizHat.com - Tourist Guide of Kollam district of Kerala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kollam district, is a veritable Kerala in miniature, reflecting all the colours of Kerala kaleidoscope.
		The magnificent town of Kollam is a thriving centre of State,s trade and commerce and has been the centre of country's cashew trading and processing industry.
		The eight hour backwater cruise between Kollam and Alappuzha, passes through lakes, canals and water bound villages and is the best and most comprehensive introduction to the magical backwaters of the State.
	kerala.bizhat.com /districts/kollam.php (736 words)

	Alappuzha.com-A unique Site on Alappuzha and Its Beauty-A Worldviewer.com Site
		The district is bounded on the north by Kochi and Kanayannur taluks of Ernakulam district, on the east by Vaikom, Kottayam and Changanassery taluks of Kottayam district and Thiruvalla, Kozhencherry and Adoor taluks of Pathanamthitta district, on the South by Kunnathur and Karunagappally taluks of Kollam district and on the west by Lakshadweep sea.
		The district is a sandy strip of land intercepted by lagoons, rivers and canals.
		Stretching from Alappuzha to Kochi it borders Cherthala, Ambalapuzha and Kuttanad Taluks of Alappuzha district, Kottayam, vaikom and Changanasserry taluks of Kottayam district, Kochi and Kanayannur Taluks of Ernakulam district.
	www.alappuzha.com /htm/abt.htm (1147 words)

	CalicutNet.com - Kerala, India Travel (Tourist Information). Kollam(Quilon). Places to See (Tourist Places).
		Paravur situates 13 kms south of Kollam and is connected with Kollam town by road and rail.
		Kollam Town is the head quarters of Kollam district and Kollam taluk, has a hoary past.
		It is said that the present town of Kollam was built by the Syrian merchant,Sapir Iso in the 9th century A.D. Kollam is also the head quarters of Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation.
	www.calicutnet.com /travel/kollam/places_to_see.htm (1064 words)

	KOCHI REFINERIES LTD, Kochi, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pattanamthitta is boarded by the Western Ghats on the east, Kollam district in the south and Kottayam and Idukki districts in the north.
		The district of Palakkad is known as the granary of Kerala, is a land of valleys, hillocks, rivers, forests, mountain streams, dams and irrigation projects.
		With the Western Ghats in the east (the hilly Coorg district of Karnataka State) Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the south, Lakshasweep sea in the west and Kassarkod in the north, Kannur district is bounded by a wealth of natural beauty.
	www.kochirefineries.com /krl_tur_gde.html (1459 words)

	Tsunami News for Kollam, India
		Kollam district was the worst hit with 96 deaths.
		Kollam district was the worst hit with 84 deaths.
		injured and displaced at the Karunagappally Taluk hospital in Kollam district of...
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Kollam.html (3149 words)

	Pathanamthitta - At A Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Situated near the Western Ghats and boarded by the hills, Pathanamthitta district is a treat to eyes with its vast unending stretches of forests, rivers and rural landscapes.
		This district was formed on Ist November 1982 in the interest of the hastening process of development.
		The district has more or less the same climate conditions as prevalent elsewhere in the State, viz., dry seasons from December to February and hot seasons from March to May. The south west monsoon from June to September and the north west monsoon from October to November provide fairly good rain.
	www.ananthapuri.com /pathanamthitta.asp (771 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Kollam district that bore the brunt of the disaster, 38 more bodies were recovered yesterday.
		With this, the death toll in the district rose to 118.
		Chandy said that five ministers were given the charge of the rescue and relief operations in Kollam district.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=8602 (633 words)

	Destination Kerala: To visit Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha & Kottayam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Situated on the banks of Astamudi Lake, Kollam (Quilon) is the district headquarters.
		Kollam was an ancient seaport where spices with Chinese, Arabs and Europeans were traded.
		About 65km from Kollam and 5km from Ariyankavu near the Tamil Nadu border, is this unspoiled picnic spot.
	www.indtravel.com /kerala/places.html (1126 words)

	National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)
		The death toll of Dalits in Kollam District is 8 (4 men, 3 women and 1 child), and in Alapuzha is 1 woman.
		In Kollam District 61 Dalits and in Alapuzha District 22 Dalits are engaged in sea fishing.
		Karthikapally Taluk of Alapuzha District, Kochi Taluk of Ernakulam District and Karunagapally Taluk of Kollam District solely depend on agriculture.
	www.dalits.org /PHTsunamikerala.htm (3793 words)

	Keral Tourism
		The district of Wayanad lies on an elevated picturesque mountainous plateau in the Western Ghats.
		Nelliyampathy: From the town of Nenmara in Palakkad district, the cloud-caressed peaks of the majestic Nelliyampathy hill ranges are a sight to behold.
		The northernmost district of Kerala, Kasaragod is situated on the sea coast with the Western Chats on its east and northern borders.
	www.keral.com /tourism/tourism/tourtype.htm (3991 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : 1,895 polling stations in Kollam district
		The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : 1,895 polling stations in Kollam district
		The figure of polling stations in the district is less by 333 compared to the 1999 elections.
		The polling station having the highest number of voters, 1,597, is at polling booth number 97 at the Milad-e-Sherief School in the Kollam Assembly segment of the constituency.
	www.hindu.com /2004/04/29/stories/2004042909500300.htm (249 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : Dead kites trigger panic in Kollam district
		The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : Dead kites trigger panic in Kollam district
		KOLLAM: A large number of scavenger kites found dead or in a droopy state at different areas of the city for the past three days has triggered a scare in Kollam.
		District coordinator of the Animal Disease Control Project K.K. Thomas told The Hindu that since Wednesday 11 such cases had been reported in the city.
	www.hindu.com /2006/03/04/stories/2006030413050400.htm (313 words)

	100 houses are ready, first ngo to finish tsunami houses in kerala @ Amritapuri.org
		The 16 houses in Kollam are in the village of Kulasekharapuram (Klappana Panchayat, three km from Amritapuri).
		In Kollam District, construction of houses began on 11 May 2005, with the laying of the foundation stone.
		In Ernakulam District, the Ashram was permitted to build 50 houses, but land for only 18 houses was originally allotted.
	www.amritapuri.org /tsunami/sunami41.php?bp=1 (432 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The death toll in Alappuzha district rose to 32 with one more body was found yesterday from the debris.
		Chandy said that the government had already decided to construct two bridges in Alappuzha district for which the government has already given administration sanction and the technical sanction would also be given without any delay.
		Chandy said that he had visited the relief camps in the district on Tuesday and several persons had complained about the failures of the district administration in rescue and relief operations.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=8718 (705 words)

	Kerala - Gateway To Paradise ( Kerala Maps - KOLLAM - Pattanapuram - Kottarakara
		Kollam is also an important railhead of the Southern Railway connected by broad gauge and metre gauge trains.
		The Kollam District Tourism Promotion Council functions at Government Guest House, Asramam, about 3 km from Central Bus Station.
		There are buses from Kollam to Kulathupuzha and the railway station at Thenmala is 10 km away.
	www.kerala.cc /keralamap/kollam.htm (379 words)

	www.kollam.nic.in
		Fed by the Chinese trade, it was regarded by Ibn Batuta, as one of the five ports, which he had seen in the course of his travels during a period of twenty four years, in the 14th century.
		Kollam District which is a veritable Kerala in miniature is gifted with unique representative features - sea, lakes, plains, mountains, rivers, streams, backwaters, forest, vast green fields and tropical crop of every variety both food crop and cash crop, so called 'The Gods Own Capital'.
		Neither NIC nor District Administration responsible for the contents and its correctness.
	www.kollam.nic.in (168 words)

	world malayalee council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One village is to be identified in each district.
		Altogether 14 villages to be adopted in 14 districts in the first stage and in the second stage 64 villages to be adopted in 64 Taluks.
		Choyikolly village in Wayanad district has a population of 3,500 with 12 tribal colonies.
	www.worldmalayalee.org /html/report-village.htm (5802 words)

	Kollam dist to implement People's Housing Scheme
		KOLLAM district of Kerala has become the first among the 528 districts in the country to implement a massive programme to provide shelter for all under the People's Housing Scheme, a participatory joint venture of beneficiaries and the three-tier panchayat system with financial assistance from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).
		A survey conducted by the district panchayat had earlier revealed that there were one lakh houseless people in the district under BPL.
		Hudco is also financing a similar initiative of the Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat for construction of units for a loan amount of Rs.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2000/06/02/stories/140260c2.htm (437 words)

	<< CounterCurrents.org >>
		At Punalur, Kollam district, police refused permission to Rev. David Ditt to address a religious gathering at the "Christ in You" festival being held on January 29 at the local Chemmannur Municipal grounds.
		Senior police officials of Kollam district reportedly informed the foreign missionaries that they would not be allowed to preach anywhere in the district.
		Meanwhile, the Sangh Parivar are applying pressure on Harippad police in Alappuzha district to ban the speech of Rev. Rey Hope Home from USA at a forthcoming religious conclave to be held here.
	www.countercurrents.org /comm-ban.htm (573 words)

	R C S T S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pathanapuram taluk in Kollam district and Nedumangad taluk in Thiruvananthapuram district were identified as ideal locations for the implementation of the scheme.
		In Kollam district, the rubber plantations are located in Achencoil (1988), Villumala (1989) and Cherukara (1989) S.T. settlements.
		The S.T. Settlements identified in Idukki district are Poochapra (1992), Peringassery (1994), Chelakkadu (1995), Uppukunnu (1995), and Parayamala (1995).
	www.keralaplanningboard.org /html/Rubber/chapter1.html (2090 words)

	Pathanamthitta
		Carved out of Kollam district, more than half of the area of Pathanamthitta (/paththanamthitta/) district is forest land.
		A large part of the district was in 1982 the eastern part of Kollam district.
		At Kaviyoor, 5 km east of Tiruvalla (/thiruvalla/), on the banks of the Manimala river, atop a hill is a Hanuman temple in the characteristic Kerala style.
	www.geocities.com /onnikunju/pta.htm (688 words)

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