Vembanad Kayal

Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of . The lake has an area of 2,033 square kilometres and a maximum length of 96.5 km.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in India
  • Also known as: “Kochi Lake”, “Vembanad”, and “Vembanad Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pathiramanal Island and St. Peter’s Church.

Islet
Pathiramanal is a small island in panchayat of located in Vembanad Lake. The name Pathiramanal means 'midnight sand'. It is home to many rare varieties of migratory birds from different parts of the world. is situated 3 km north of Vembanad Kayal.

Church
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is situated 3½ km east of Vembanad Kayal.

Church
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is situated 3½ km east of Vembanad Kayal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumarakom and Muhamma.

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is a tourist village in in . It is a cluster of small islands on the backwaters. It houses the popular Bird Sanctuary.

Village
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is a census town in the Taluk in the in the state of . It is home to Cheerappanchira kalari, where Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala had his training in the martial arts. is situated 4 km west of Vembanad Kayal.

Village
is a village in in , India. It is situated about 10 km north of town. Vembanad Lake forms the eastern boundary of the village. is situated 6 km southwest of Vembanad Kayal.

Vembanad Kayal

Latitude
9.5917° or 9° 35′ 30″ north
Longitude
76.39471° or 76° 23′ 41″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6JXRH9RV+MV
Geo­Names ID
1253270
Wiki­data ID
Q2641899
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Tulu—“Vembanad Kayal” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “ভেম্বনাদ হ্ৰদ”
  • Basque: “Vembanad aintzira”
  • Bengali: “ভেম্বনাড় হ্রদ”
  • Bhojpuri: “वेम्बनाड झील”
  • Catalan: “Llac Vembanad”
  • Catalan: “Vembanad Kayal”
  • Catalan: “Vembanad Kol”
  • Cebuano: “Vembanād Lake”
  • French: “lac Vembanad”
  • French: “Lac Vembanad”
  • German: “Vembanadsee”
  • Hindi: “वेम्बनाड झील”
  • Hindi: “वेम्बानद झील”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Vembanad”
  • Japanese: “ベンバナード湖”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ ಸರೋವರ”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಂಬನಾಡ್”
  • Kannada: “ವೇಂಬನಾಡ್”
  • Korean: “벰바나드호”
  • Maithili: “वेम्बनाड ताल”
  • Malayalam: “Vembanattu Kayal”
  • Malayalam: “വേമ്പനാട് കായൽ”
  • Malayalam: “വേമ്പനാട്ടു കായൽ”
  • Malayalam: “വേമ്പനാട്ടുകായൽ”
  • Malayalam: “വേമ്പനാട്ട് കായൽ”
  • Marathi: “वेंबनाड”
  • Nepali: “वेम्बनाड ताल”
  • Oriya: “ଭେମ୍ବନାଡ଼”
  • Oriya: “ଭେମ୍ବନାଦ ହ୍ରଦ , କେରଲ”
  • Panjabi: “ਵੇਮਬਨਾਡ ਝੀਲ”
  • Russian: “Вембанад”
  • Sanskrit: “वेम्बनाड् सरोवरम्”
  • Slovenian: “Vembanad”
  • Spanish: “Lago Vembanad”
  • Tamil: “வேம்பநாட்டு ஏரி”
  • Telugu: “వెంబనాడ్”
  • Tulu: “ವೆಂಬನಾಡ್”
  • “वेम्बनाड झील”

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