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  Kottayam Backwaters,Kottayam Backwater Tours
Kottayam is located in an area of great natural beauty and you're sure to be enchanted by the scenery around Kottayam on Kerala tours with Kerala Backwater.
Some of the famous temples in Kottayam are the Ettumanoor Shiva Temple known for its paintings and sculptures and the Thirunakkara Mahadeva temple.
The climate of Kottayam is moderate and pleasant.
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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.
East – Vaikom, Kottayam and Changanassery Taluks of Kottayam district and Thiruvalla, Kozhencherry and Adoor taluks of Pathanamthitta District
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.
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  About Kottayam and Products
Kottayam district was a part of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore.
Kottayam district being the predominant rubber producing district in Kerala, having 1,08,433 hectares of rubber area, produced 1,13,225 tones of rubber which is 24% of the total production in the country.
Kottayam district is one of the best yielding rubber areas in the country.
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  Kottayam District Information .:. Kerala History, Geography, Travel, Tourism, Festivals, Education Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Located at south of central Kerala, the Kottayam district is bordered on the north by Ernakulam district, on the east by Idukki district and on the south by Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts.
The present Kottayam town was the headquarters of the rulers of Munjanad and Thekkumkur.
The present Kottayam district was previously a part of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore.
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 Kottayam - At A Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kottayam occupied a pre- eminent position in the cultural life of the Travancore princely court, the main reason being the migration of Ramapurathu Warrier, the famous poet of Vadakkumkur to Thiruvananthapuram, following the annexation Kottayam by Marthanda Varma.
Lying a little south to central Kerala, Kottayam district is bordered on the north by Eranakulam district, on the east by Idukki district and on the south by Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts.
Kottayam is the centre of newspapers and periodicals.
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Kottayam is cradled between the palm-fringed backwaters on the west and the wild Western Ghats on the east.
Kottayam is characterised by the picturesque backwaters and the lush countryside of rubber, tea, coffee, teak, cardamom, and pepper plantations besides churches and houses built in the colonial style and the many important religious places.
Kottayam is one of the exotic woodlands sites attracting tourists throughout the year with its mountainous region, scenic landscapes, backwaters, bird sanctuaries, temples and adorned churches.
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 Kottayam, India
Kottayam town is the first town in India to have achieved 100% literacy (a remarkable feat achieved as early as in 1989).
Kottayam is the hometown of a vast number of books and periodicals and is the center of publishing business in the state.
The headquarters of the Knanaya Jacobite church and the Orthodox Church of Kerala are in the district.
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 Kottayam,Kottayam Travel Kottayam Tours of Kottayam Tourism in Kottayam Kerala
Kottayam, located in the southern part of Kerala is an important commercial centre of India, producing a large chunk of cash crops.
Situated in the 'Backwater' circuit, the populace of Kottayam is marked by the presence of the Syrian Christian community.
Kottayam is a vast network of rivers and canals, which empty into the great expanse of water called Vembanad Lake.
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Kottayam district is fairly well networked in the matter of transport.
The main transport modes in the district are roads and railways.
Kottayam town is connected by a canal to the Vembanad lake.
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Kottayam is one of the Ashta gramas and the temple is managed by the Alleppey Anathanarayanapuram Thuravoor Tirumala Devaswom (AATTD).
Kottayam is called the Land of Letters and Lakes and is situated on the banks of Meenachil River which flows from the sacred river
Kottayam is a centre of Syrian Christian community, which traces its origin to Saint Thomas who visited the region in AD 53.
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Alappuzha district stands foremost among the districts of Kerala in regard to the density of population.
The entire area of the district lies in the low land and the midland divisions, and is the only district in Kerala having no area under the high lands.
The district is named after the erstwhile Ernakulam town the name of which in turn is said to have been derived from the word Rishinagakulam a tank in the famous Siva Temple in the town.
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 Kottayam travel guide - Wikitravel
The district also produces a wide variety of cash crops like vanilla,cardamom,clove etc. Kottayam is the first town in India selected by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India to be transformed as an Eco City.
Kottayam is well connected by road and rail.The nearest airport is at Kochi, 76 kms away from the city.
Kottayam is a relatively safe place for visitors any time.The people are highly cultured and helpful.However it is advisable for women to avoid travelling alone and to be conservatively dressed and avoid being too friendly with the local men.
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 Kottayam Tourism in Kerala,Kottayam India Tourism,Kottayam Kerala Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kottayam tourism houses the medley of temples, churches, mosques, a hill station and bird sanctuary in and around Kottayam that attracts tourists from far and wide.
Nestling at the foothills of the lofty Western Ghats, Kottayam is synonymous with a picturesque landscape, labyrinthine backwaters, lush paddy fields, rubber plantations, ayurvedic resorts and a fully literate population.
Kottayam was catapulted into the limelight when it was declared as the first district in India to be fully literate.
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 Idukki, Kerala, India - Idukki Hotels, Idukki resorts, Idukki tourism, Idukki real estate and Idukki businesses
This beautiful high range district of Kerala is geographically known for its mountainous hills and dense forests.
The district was formed on January 26, 1972 carving out Devikulam, Peerumedu and Udumbanchola taluks from the erstwhile Kottayam district and Thodupuzha taluk from the erstwhile Ernakulam district.
It is one of the districts in the state which has a number of wild life sanctuaries and offers abundant scope for promotion of eco tourism if infrastructure facilities and proper promotional activities are provided.
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 The Hindu : Kerala / Kottayam News : LDF wrests Kottayam district panchayat
The Hindu : Kerala / Kottayam News : LDF wrests Kottayam district panchayat
KOTTAYAM: Communist Party of India(Marxist) (CPI-M) representative K.P. Sugunan was on Friday elected district panchayat president.
Kottayam, which was with the UDF, was won by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) when the Kangazha division was wrested by LDF's N. Prabhakara Kurup in the recent bypolls.
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 Kottayam, Kerala, India - Kottayam Hotels, Kottayam resorts, Kottayam tourism, Kottayam real estate and Kottayam ...
ABOUT US Kottayam is an important commercial centre of Kerala, India, thanks to its strength as a producer of cash crops.
Most of India's natural rubber originates from the acres of well-kept plantations of Kottayam, also home to the Rubber Board, One of the country's primary commodities board.
Kottayam, among the state's more mountainous districts, provides some of Kerala's finest natural scenes sandwiched as it is between serene palm-fringed backwaters on the west and the Western ghats on the east.
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 Kottayam - Karma Kerala
Kottayam is 76 km southeast of Kochi (Cochin).
A prominent commercial centre with palm fringed backwaters on the west and scenic western ghats on the east.
This page was last modified 16:38, 27 September 2007.
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The Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom (16 km from Kottayam town): Also called a land of lakes, Kottayam is a vast network of rivers and canals which empty into great expanse of water called the Vembanad lake.
With the Lakshadweep sea in the west, the Western Ghats in the east, and the Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the south, Kannur is bounded by a wealth of natural beauty
The northern most district of Kerala, Kasaragod is situated on the sea coast bordered by hilly Kodagu and Mangalore districts of Karnataka in the east and north
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 Backwater Tours Kerala,Kerala Backwater Tours,Backwaters of Kerala,Kerala Backwaters,Kerala India Backwaters,South ...
Arrive at Calicut, meet and assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Drive to Kottayam and visit the spice plantation on your way at Abraham's Spice Garden.
Kerala Wildlife : Trivandrum District : Kollam District : Kottayam District
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 Kottayam Wildlife Sanctuaries,Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kottayam,Kottayam Kerala Wildlife Tours
Main attractions: Local birds like the water fowl, cuckoo, owl, egret, herons and the water duck, as well as the migratory Siberian duck.
Thiruvananthpuram District : Kollam District : Kottayam District : Idukki District : Ernakulam District : Thrissur District
: Thiruvananthapuram Backwaters : Thiruvallam Backwaters : Kollam Backwaters : Alappuzha Backwaters : Kottayam Backwaters
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Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Pondicherry - Swami Malai - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai - Rameswaram - Kodaikanal - Kanya Kumari - Kovalam - Periyar - Kottayam - Aleppey - Ooty - Coonoor - Mysore - Srirangapatnam - Hassan - Belur - Bangalore - Sravanbelgola - Mumbai
Periyar-Kottayam/backwaters, 115 km drive to Kottayam and board Kettuvalom, the Houseboat.
Sail through the day and spend night on boat.
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