Vizhinjam

Vizhinjam is an area located in the city of , the capital city of the state of in India. which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vizhinjam Lighthouse and Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited Thiruvananthapuram.

Lighthouse
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or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near beach in . It started functioning on 30 June 1972. Vizhinjam was a busy seaport in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. Thiruvananthapuram is a special purpose vehicle company fully owned by the Government of Kerala. It was incorporated to oversee, plan, and implement the development of India's first Deep-water Container Transshipment Port in Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum Port.

Building
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was built in 1932 in the princely state of Travancore, in the modern-day state of , . It was constructed by M.R.Ry Sri Rama Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran, the consort of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, as a retreat for their family. is situated 2½ km northwest of Vizhinjam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kovalam and Venganoor.

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, a fishing village in southern , is famous for its beaches, among the most pristine in India. About 17 km from , is extremely popular among westerners due to shallow waters and low tidal waves.

Suburb
is an area within the City of , India, which is situated 13 km south of the city. It is known as the birthplace of Ayyankali, the great Dalit leader of Kerala.

Village
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is a village situated in the coastal belt of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of , India. is situated 4½ km southeast of Vizhinjam.

Vizhinjam

Latitude
8.38182° or 8° 22′ 55″ north
Longitude
76.99161° or 76° 59′ 30″ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
6JWR9XJR+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 304833791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7303895
Wiki­data ID
Q7938014
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Vizhinjam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Vizhinjam”
  • Dutch: “Vizhinjam”
  • Malayalam: “Vizhinjam (village)”
  • Malayalam: “Vizhinjam”
  • Malayalam: “വിഴിഞ്ഞം”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vizhinjam”
  • Norwegian: “Vizhinjam”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویژینجام”
  • Swedish: “Vizhinjam”
  • Tamil: “விழிஞம், கேரளம்”
  • Tamil: “விழிஞ்ஞம்”
  • Telugu: “విజింజం”
  • Urdu: “وژھینجم”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vizhinjam Rock Temple and Police Station, Vizhinjam.

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