Kollam (Malayalam: കൊല്ലം) (known to the Portuguese as Quilon, pronounced koy-lon) is a city and a municipal corporation in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies 71 Kilometres north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). It is also the headquarters of the Kollam District, one among the 14 districts in the kerala state. 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. The town is very famous for processing and cashewcoir manufacturing. It is the southern gateway to the backwater of Kerala, and thus, a prominent tourist destination.
Kollam was formerly called "Desinganadu". During the rule of the TravancoreKingdom in southern Kerala, Kollam was the focal point of trade. The start of the Malayalam era is associated with Kollam. The ME is also referred as Kollavarsham.
A view of the Kollam backwaters from the railway line Gateway to Ashramam Sree Krishnaswamy Temple at Kollam
A view of the Kollam backwaters from the railway line
Gateway to Ashramam Sree Krishnaswamy Temple at Kollam.JPG)
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