India
Southern India
Kerala

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.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in India
  • Also known as: “Periyār River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include BSES Kerala Power Limited and Udyogamandal School.

Power station
is an independent power producer incorporated on 4 April 1996. It was established as a joint-venture by Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply and Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.

School
is a school for ages Kindergarten to Grade 12 located in Udyogamandal, , Kochi, . It was established in 1965 by the management of Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, the largest public sector firm in .

Bridge
The on NH 17 is a cantilever bridge spanning the Periyar river between Varappuzha and in , . is the first bridge in to be constructed using Balanced Cantilever technique and also the first bridge in Kerala where Caisson floating technique was adopted.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edayar and Pathalam.

Village
is a small village of municipality in district and located at a distance of 6 km from Koothattukulam town and 8 km from in Kerala, India.

Suburb
is a suburban region of the , in the , India. It is situated in , an industrial district of . In the state bureaucratic administration, is part of the Paravur Taluk in the .

Suburb
Photo: Saleemeloor, Public domain.
is a suburb of and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of , India. It is an industrial area situated around 13 kilometres north of the city centre.

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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Satellite Map

Discover Periyar River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Periyar River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Periyar”
  • 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: “Periyaar”
  • Malayalam: “Periyar River”
  • Malayalam: “Periyar”
  • Malayalam: “പെരിയാർ നദി”
  • Malayalam: “പെരിയാർ”
  • Marathi: “पेरियार नदी”
  • Newari: “पेरियार परियोजना”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Periyar”
  • Norwegian: “Periyar”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੇਰੀਆਰ ਨਦੀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੇਰੀਯਾਰ ਨਦੀ”
  • Russian: “Перияр”
  • Slovenian: “Perijar”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرایار چایی”
  • Spanish: “Rio Periyar”
  • Spanish: “Río Periyar”
  • Tamil: “பெரியாறு”
  • Telugu: “పెరియార్ నది”
  • Ukrainian: “Періяр”
  • Urdu: “دریائے پیریار”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے پیریار”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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