Kerala Backwaters

The Backwaters of , officially Keralam, is a network of 1,500 km of canals, both manmade and natural, 38 rivers and 5 big lakes extending from one end of the state to the other.
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  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: Water Bodies and Lagoons of Kerala, a southern state of India.
  • Also known as: “Kerala backwaters”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple and Chottanikkara Road railway station.

Hindu temple
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is an ancient dedicated to Shiva at of Ernakulam District in Kerala state in .

Railway station
is a railway station in the Southern Railway zone, Ernakulam District, . Thripunithura is the closest station at 4km.

School
Perumpilly, also Perumpally, is a village in Kanayannur taluk of in state, south . It is 22 km south-east of Ernakulam city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arookutty and Thiruvankulam.

Village
is a census town in in the state of , India.

Village
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is a census town in municipality, in , , . The area is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area.

Village
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is a region of , in the state of Kerala, India, that includes Vembanad Lake. It is situated around 9 km from Vytilla Junction.

Kerala Backwaters

Latitude
9.8931° or 9° 53′ 35″ north
Longitude
76.3673° or 76° 22′ 2″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6JXRV9V8+6W
Geo­Names ID
6942327
Wiki­data ID
Q666519
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Satellite Map

Discover Kerala Backwaters from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Kerala Backwaters” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيرلا باك ووترس”
  • Bhojpuri: “केरल के बैकवाटर”
  • Cebuano: “Kerala Backwaters”
  • Chinese: “kerala backwaters”
  • Chinese: “喀拉拉邦回水”
  • Chinese: “喀拉拉邦回水區”
  • Dutch: “Backwaters”
  • Finnish: “Keralan takavedet”
  • French: “Backwaters”
  • French: “Lagunes du Kérala”
  • German: “Backwaters”
  • Hindi: “केरल अनूपझीलें”
  • Italian: “Backwaters”
  • Japanese: “ケララバックウォーター”
  • Japanese: “ケララ大水郷地帯”
  • Kannada: “ಕೇರಳ ಹಿನ್ನೀರು ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Backwaters”
  • Malay: “Air mati Kerala”
  • Malayalam: “കേരള കായൽ പരപ്പുകൾ”
  • Malayalam: “കേരളത്തിലെ കായലുകൾ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kerala backwater”
  • Norwegian: “Kerala backwater”
  • Persian: “مرداب‌های کرالا”
  • Portuguese: “Remansos de Querala”
  • Russian: “Заводи Кералы”
  • Sanskrit: “केरळस्य सागरपूर्वजलप्रवासः”
  • Tamil: “கேரள உப்பங்கழிகள்”
  • “केरल के बैकवाटर”

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