Periyar River

The Periyar is the longest river and has the largest discharge potential in the state of . It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns.
Wikipedia
Photo: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in India
  • Also known as: “Periyaar”, “Periyār River”, “Rio Periyar”, and “പെരിയാർ നദി”

Places of Interest

Highlights: BSES Kerala Power Limited and Udyogamandal School.

Power station
is an independent power producer incorporated on 4 April 1996.

School
Eloor is a suburb of and a municipality…

Bridge
The on NH 17 is a cantilever bridge…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edayar and Pathalam.

Village
is a small village of …

Suburb
is a suburban region of the , in the , India.

Suburb
Photo: Saleemeloor, Public domain.
is a suburb of and a municipality…

Periyar River

Latitude
10.07811° or 10° 4′ 41″ north
Longitude
76.30563° or 76° 18′ 20″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7J2R38H4+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50014720
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
1259873
Wiki­data ID
Q2634049
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Periyar River” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “পেৰিয়াৰ নদী”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Periyar”
  • Bengali: “পেরিয়ার নদী”
  • Catalan: “Periyar”
  • Cebuano: “Periyar Lake”
  • Chinese: “貝里亞爾河”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيريار”
  • French: “Periyar”
  • Georgian: “პერიარი”
  • German: “Periyar”
  • Gujarati: “પેરિયાર”
  • Hindi: “पेरियार नदी”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Periyar”
  • Irish: “Periyar”
  • Japanese: “ペリヤル川”
  • Kannada: “ಪೆರಿಯಾರ್ ನದಿ”
  • Malayalam: “പെരിയാർ”
  • Marathi: “पेरियार नदी”
  • Newari: “पेरियार परियोजना”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Periyar”
  • Norwegian: “Periyar”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੇਰੀਆਰ ਨਦੀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੇਰੀਯਾਰ ਨਦੀ”
  • Russian: “Перияр”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ”
  • Slovenian: “Perijar”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرایار چایی”
  • Spanish: “Río Periyar”
  • Tamil: “பெரியாறு”
  • Telugu: “పెరియార్ నది”
  • Tulu: “ಪೆರಿಯಾರ್ ಸುದೆ”
  • Ukrainian: “Періяр”
  • Urdu: “دریائے پیریار”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے پیریار”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Binanipuram and Muppathadam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kerala Cargo and Eloor Police Station.

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