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It is known as the southern gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. The start of Malayalam is associated with Kollam. It is one of the old sea port towns on the Arabian Coast and which stands on the Ashtamudi Lake . It is gifted with unique representative features - sea, lakes, plains, mountains, rivers, streams, backwaters, forest, vast green fields and tropical crop of every variety both food crop and cash crop and so on. |
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This district is famous for Cashew nuts and coir production and hence is called as the Land of Cashew . Kollam, the capital of the erstwhile Venad, was a great centre of learning and culture. It attracted distinguished scholars from all parts of South India . Merchant Sulaiman of Siraf in Persia (9th Century) found Kollam to be the only port in India , touched by the huge Chinese junks.
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The places of interest here are Aryankavu – a temple dedicated to lord Sastha, Palauvi Sasthamkotta, Oachira, Jatayupara and so on. |
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