Vembanad Kayal
Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 2,033 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Pathiramanal Island
Islet
Pathiramanal is a small island in Muhamma panchayat of Alappuzha district 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. Pathiramanal Island is situated 3 km north of Vembanad Kayal.
St. Peter’s Church
Church
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St. Peter’s Church is situated 3½ km east of Vembanad Kayal.
Nava Nazareth Church
Church
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Nava Nazareth Church is situated 3½ km east of Vembanad Kayal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumarakom and Muhamma.
Kumarakom
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Kumarakom is a tourist village in Kerala in India. It is a cluster of small islands on the Vembanad backwaters. It houses the popular Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary.
Muhamma
Village
Muhamma is a census town in the Cherthala Taluk in the Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is home to Cheerappanchira kalari, where Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala had his training in the martial arts. Muhamma is situated 4 km west of Vembanad Kayal.
Mannancherry
Village
Mannancherry is a village in Alappuzha district in Kerala, India. It is situated about 10 km north of Alappuzha town. Vembanad Lake forms the eastern boundary of the village. Mannancherry is situated 6 km southwest of Vembanad Kayal.
Vembanad Kayal
- Category: body of water
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Tamil—“Vembanad Kayal” goes by many names.
- 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”
- 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”
- “वेम्बनाड झील”
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