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Kovalam is a beach and seaside resort in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. Kovalam is located 12.6 km (7.8 mi) southeast of the city center. The beaches around Kovalam are popular vacation destinations for both domestic and international travellers. [1]
Muzhappilangad Beach is the longest drive-in beach in Asia Kovalam Beach in Trivandrum city Bekal fort beach Puthuponnani promontary beach, Malappuram. Beaches in the Indian state of Kerala are spread along the 550-km Indian Ocean coastline. Kerala is an Indian state occupying the south-west corner of the subcontinent. The topography of the ...
Vizhinjam Lighthouse or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near Kovalam beach in Kerala. [1] [2] It started functioning on 30 June 1972. Vizhinjam was a busy seaport in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Before the current light was installed, there were no lighthouses at this location.
Kovalam beach, Thiruvananthapuram Close view of the lighthouse in Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram. Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala promotes the area's hill stations, backwaters, beaches, lagoons, and wildlife sanctuaries.
In 2023, Kerala was listed at the 13th spot in The New York Times' annual list of places to visit and was the only tourist destination listed from India. [5] Kerala House Boat, Alapuzha Vembanad Lake Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum Munnar Jew Town, Fort Kochi Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvanthapuram Jatayu Earth's Center Nature Park
The district covers an area of 2,192 square kilometres (541,655 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,301,427, [6] [7] making it the second most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district. [8] Its population density is the highest in Kerala, with 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,910/sq mi). [9]
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For more than 20 years since Independence, Kerala tended to ignore tourism as a key industry, leaving KTL and other private players to lead the role. In the 1960s, KTL struck gold, by collaborating with Thomas Cook and started popularizing Kovalam in western countries which started the advent of hippie culture in Kovalam Beach. The strong ...