Vizhinjam Harbour
Vizhinjam Harbour is a locality in Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Vizhinjam Harbour is situated nearby to the hamlet Thennoorkonam, as well as near the locality Vizhinjam Port.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vizhinjam Lighthouse and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.
Vizhinjam Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Akhilan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vizhinjam Lighthouse or Trivandrum Lighthouse is situated near Kovalam beach in Kerala. It started functioning on 30 June 1972. Vizhinjam was a busy seaport in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram
Photo: arun..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum Port is India's first deep-water transshipment port. Located at Vizhinjam within the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the port is designed to be a multi-purpose, all-weather, green port and is about 19 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Halcyon Castle
Building
Photo: Laksmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Halcyon Castle was built in 1932 in the princely state of Travancore, in the modern-day state of Kerala, India. 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. Halcyon Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Vizhinjam Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vizhinjam and Kovalam.
Vizhinjam
Suburb
Kovalam
Photo: Georgeumartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kovalam is a village in the southern state of Kerala in India, about 17 km from Thiruvananthapuram. Kovalam is famous for its beaches, among the most pristine in India. Kovalam is extremely popular among westerners due to shallow waters and low tidal waves.
Venganoor
Suburb
Venganoor is an area within the Trivandrum City of Kerala, India, which is situated 13 km south of the city. It is known as the birthplace of Ayyankali, the great Dalit leader of Kerala.
Vizhinjam Harbour
- Type: Locality
- Location: Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Southern Travancore, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.37847° or 8° 22′ 43″ northLongitude
76.99119° or 76° 59′ 28″ eastOpen location code
6JWR9XHR+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4658659652OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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