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still lagoons, picture book lakesides, Palm fringed canals and shores
bustling with glimpses from the day to day life in the country side.....
Alappuzha the Venice of the East welcomes you to the backwaters
of kerala...... It is emerging as a hot spot of the millennium......
Indeed she is gifted geographically to spread a unique tourist menu
before a discriminating tourist...... |
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Today
Alappuzha has grown in importance as a backwater tourist centre,
attracting several thousands of foreign tourists each year.
Alappuzha is also famous for its boat races, houseboat holidays,
beaches, marine products and coir industry. A singular characteristic
of this land is the region called Kuttanad. The land of lush
paddy fields, Kuttanad is called the rice bowl of Kerala and
is one of the few places in the world where farming is done
below sea level.
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the 16th century small principalities like Kayamkulam (presently
Karthikappally and Mavelikkara taluks), Purakkad which was
often called Ambalappuzha or Chempakasseri (present Ambalappuzha
and part of Kuttanadu taluk) Karappuram comprising two principalities
called Moothedath and Iledath (present Cherthala taluk) emerged
into power. In the same period, the Portuguese came into prominence
in the political scene of this district and they built several
churches of which churches located at Purakkad and Arthungal
are wellknown.
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In
the 17th century, the Portuguese power declined and the Dutch
had a predominant position in the principalities of this district.
As a result of several treaties signed between the Dutch and
the kings of Purakkad, Kayamkulam and Karappuram, the Dutch
built factories and warehouses in various places of the district
for storing pepper, ginger,etc. In course of time they interfered
in the political and cultural affairs of the district. It
was at that time Maharaja Mathandavarma, the 'Master of Modern
Travancore' interfered in the political affairs of those principalities. |
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| Alappuzha
- File Fact |
| Location |
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| Altitude |
Sea level |
Area
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1414.00
sq. km |
| Temperature
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(Mean
Max, Mean Min) Summer 35 c Winter 32c ,20c |
| Rainfall
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Annual
299 cms. |
| Best
time to visit |
August
to March |
| Clothing
|
Tropical
cottons |
| Languages
spoken |
Malayalam,
Tamil, Hindi and English. |
| Boundaries
|
Arabian
sea on the West |
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