Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in , south . It is near to Kochi. The city is India's first 100% literate city, also known as Letter Capital of Kerala, due to headquarters of more than a dozen publishing houses and newspaper companies as well as several famous colleges and university.
  • City with about 55,400 residents
  • Description: city in the Indian state of Kerala
  • Also known as
    “Kotayam”
    “Land of three Ls”
Pitichinaccio, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nehru Stadium and Kottayam railway station.
Jawaharlal is a multi-purpose stadium in Kottayam, .
Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu place of worship in Kottayam, India, dedicated to Shiva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kumaranalloor and Kummanam.
is a suburb of Kottayam city, Kottayam…
is a village that lies on either side of river Meenachil.
is a village in Kottayam district in the state of , India.
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Latitude
9.5916° or 9° 35′ 30″ north
Longitude
76.5222° or 76° 31′ 20″ east
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Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Kottayam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوتايام”
  • Assamese: “কোট্টায়াম”
  • Asturian: “Kottayam”
  • Bengali: “কোট্টায়ম”
  • Bishnupriya: “কত্তায়াম”
  • Catalan: “Kottayam”
  • Cebuano: “Kottayam”
  • Chinese: “戈德亚姆”
  • Chinese: “柯塔雅姆”
  • Chinese: “科特塔耶姆”
  • Dutch: “Kottayam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوتايام”
  • Esperanto: “Kottajam”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Kottayam”
  • French: “Kottayam”
  • German: “Kottayam”
  • Gujarati: “કોટ્ટયમ”
  • Hebrew: “קוטיים”
  • Hindi: “कोट्टायम”
  • Irish: “Kottayam”
  • Italian: “Kottayam”
  • Japanese: “コッタヤム”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಟ್ಟಾಯಂ”
  • Kannada: “ಮೂವರ ಭೂಮಿ Ls”
  • Kashmiri: “کوٹایم”
  • Korean: “코타얌”
  • Magahi: “कोट्टयम्”
  • Malagasy: “Kottayam”
  • Malay: “Kottayam”
  • Malayalam: “അക്ഷരനഗരി”
  • Malayalam: “കോട്ടയം”
  • Marathi: “कोट्टायम”
  • Nepali: “कोट्टायम”
  • Newari: “कोट्टयम्”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kottayam”
  • Norwegian: “Kottayam”
  • Oriya: “Kottayam”
  • Oriya: “କୋଟ୍ଟୟମ”
  • Pampanga: “Kottayam”
  • Persian: “کوتایام”
  • Polish: “Kottayam”
  • Portuguese: “Cotaiam”
  • Portuguese: “Kottayam”
  • Russian: “Коттаям”
  • Santali: “ᱠᱚᱴᱴᱟᱭᱟᱢ”
  • Santali: “ᱠᱳᱴᱴᱟᱭᱚᱢ”
  • Silesian: “Kottayam”
  • Slovenian: “Kottayam”
  • Spanish: “Kottayam”
  • Swedish: “Kottayam”
  • Talysh: “Kottajam”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டயம்”
  • Tamil: “தலியந்தானபுரம்”
  • Telugu: “కొట్టాయం”
  • Thai: “โกฏฏายัม”
  • Turkish: “Kottayam”
  • Urdu: “کاوٹایم”
  • Urdu: “کوٹایم”
  • Vietnamese: “Kottayam”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kottayam”

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