Cardamom Hills
The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Idukki district, Kerala, India. Their name comes from the cardamom spice grown in much of the hills' cool elevation, which also supports pepper and coffee.
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,695 metres
- Description: mountain chain in India
- Also known as: “Anaimudi”, “Cardamom”, “Cardamon”, “Kardamomhügel”, “Kardamové vrchy”, “Monts des cardamomes”, “Monts Des Cardamomes”, “Yela Mal”, “Yela Mala”, “Кардамомские холмы”, and “Кардамоновы холмы”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puliyanmala and Vandanmedu.
Vandanmedu
Village
Vandanmedu is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Vandanmedu is situated 3½ km southwest of Cardamom Hills.
Pampadumpara
Village
Pampadumpara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. Pampadumpara is situated 5 km north of Cardamom Hills.
Cardamom Hills
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.75° or 9° 45′ north
Longitude
77.16667° or 77° 10′ east
Elevation
2,695 metres (8,842 feet)
Open location code
6JXVQ528+2M
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Cardamom Hills” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кардамонови планини”
- Catalan: “Cardamom Hills”
- Cebuano: “Cardamom Hills”
- Chinese: “豆蔻丘陵”
- Czech: “Kardamomové vrchy”
- Dutch: “Cardamom Hills”
- Dutch: “Kardamomheuvels”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تلال الهيل”
- Esperanto: “Kardamom-Montetoj”
- French: “Monts des Cardamomes”
- German: “Kardamomberge”
- Gujarati: “કાર્ડામોમ હિલ્સ”
- Hindi: “इलायची पहाड़ियाँ”
- Japanese: “カルダモン丘陵”
- Kannada: “ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟಗಳು”
- Ladin: “Kardamomberge”
- Lithuanian: “Kardamono kalnai (Indija)”
- Lithuanian: “Kardamono kalnai”
- Malayalam: “ഏലമല”
- Panjabi: “ਇਲਾਚੀ ਪਹਾੜੀਆਂ”
- Russian: “Кардамоновы горы”
- Spanish: “Montañas Cardamomo”
- Swedish: “Cardamombergen”
- Tamil: “ஏலக்காய் மலை”
- Venetian: “Monti Cardamomo”
- Western Panjabi: “کارڈاموم”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Vandamettu and Kundālapāra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pulliga Malai and Kuppakal Mēdu.
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