Kerala

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KERALA - God's Own Country

Kerala GOD'S OWN COUNTRY:- Kerala is at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula. No place on earth is perhaps as naturally green as breathtakingly endowed as Kerala.

Districts:- There are 14 District in Kerala (Trivandrum, Quilon, Pathanamthitta, Alleppey, Kottayam, Idukki, Cochin, Trichur, Palakkad, Calicut, Wayanad, Kannur, Malappuram and Kasargod)

Major Port of Kerala is Cochin.

Airports at Kerala:- Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut.

Sanctuaries:- Periyar (Thekkady) Parambikulam Wayanad Silent valley, Thattekad, Eravikulam, Aralam , Kumarakom and Schenduruni Wild life sanctuary Kollam

Beaches:- Kovalam Shanghumugham, Papanasham (Varkala), Thirumullavaram, Alleppey, Marari, Cherai, Kappad & Bakel, Payyambalam Beach (Kannur)Poovar

Hill stations:- Ponmudi, Peermade, Thekkady, Munnar and Devikulam, Vagamon & Nelliyampathy There are 44Rivers flowing in Kerala (41 west flowing and 3 east flowing)

Highest Peak:- Anaimudi (Idukki District) 2775 meters.

Specialty Products:- Handloom, Handicrafts, Metal Mirror and fiber Products.

Cash crops:- Rubber, Coffee, Tea, Cardamom, Pepper and Cashew.

Kerala Cities

Tamil Nadu Cities

The Home, guesthouse at Bangalore

Water Falls in Kerala:

Palaruvi water Falls (Kollam) just 5 km from Ariankavu (300 m height),
Maramala water Falls (Kollam) 7 km from the Teekoy rubber estate. (60 m height),
Perunthenaruvi waterfalls,
Athirapalli water falls (Thrissur) Located at entrance to the sholayar range (80 m height),
Kuttalam water falls (120 km from Trivandrum),
Kanthan Para waterfalls 6 km east of Wayanad Meppadi
Meenmutty water falls 12 km east of Meppadi (Wayanad),
Chethalayam waterfalls 12 km from Sulthan Battery (Wayanad),
Sentinel Rock waterfalls 12 km south east of Meppadi (Wayanad),
Vazhachal waterfalls
Dhoni waterfalls Palakkad,
Meenvallam waterfalls Palakkad,
Adayanpara water falls in Malappuram. These are the most famous waterfalls in Kerala
Mankayam Water falls, Palode, Trivandrum

Wild Life Sanctuary:

Neyyar wildlife sanctuary and crocodile farm 35 km Trivandrum. (Area about 128 sq. km),
Peppara wild life sanctuary Trivandrum (53 sq. km),
Chinar wild life sanctuary, Idukki, Eravikulam wild life sanctuary 4 km from Munnar,
Idukki wild life sanctuary Idukki a beautiful lake around the sanctuary (70sq.km),
Periyar wild life sanctuary Thekkady 1800m above the sea level (750sq.km),
Shenduruny wild life sanctuary Kollam,
Kumarakom bird's sanctuary Kottayam,
Parambikulam wild life sanctuary Palakkad (285sq.km),
Silent valley national Park Palakkad (90sq.km),
Wayanad wild life sanctuary Wayanad (344 sq. km),
Pakshipathalam bird sanctuary Wayanad,
Chimmoni wild life sanctuary Thrissur,
Kadalundi Bird sanctuary Malappuram,
Parassinikkadavu Snake Park Kannur,
Peruvannamoozhi Dam Bird sanctuary and a crocodile farm (Calicut)