Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram

Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum Port is India's first deep-water transshipment port. Located at within the city of , the port is designed to be a multi-purpose, all-weather, green port and is about 19 kilometres from .
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: Sea Port in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  • Also known as: “VISL”, “Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport”, “Vizhinjam International Seaport”, “Vizhinjam Port”, “Vizhinjam Port, Thiruvananthapuram”, “Vizhinjam Sea Port”, and “Vizhinjam Transshipment Port”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vizhinjam Lighthouse and Halcyon Castle.

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. is situated 2½ km northwest of Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.

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 4 km northwest of Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vizhinjam and Adimalathura.

Suburb
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is an area located in the city of , the capital city of the state of in . which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

Village
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is a village situated in the coastal belt of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of , India. is situated 3 km southeast of Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.

Suburb
is an area within the Trivandrum 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. is situated 3 km north of Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.

Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram

Latitude
8.37038° or 8° 22′ 13″ north
Longitude
77.00003° or 77° 0′ 0″ east
Operator
Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd
Open location code
6JWV92C2+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1126744103
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q7938012
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভিজিনজাম আন্তর্জাতিক সমুদ্র বন্দর”
  • Dutch: “Port of Trivandrum (Vizhinjam International Seaport)”
  • Hindi: “विऴिञ्ञम् अन्तराष्ट्रीय पत्तन तिरुअनन्तपुरम”
  • Malayalam: “പോർട്ട് ഓഫ് ട്രിവാൻഡ്രം (വിഴിഞ്ഞം അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര തുറമുഖം)”
  • Malayalam: “വിഴിഞ്ഞം അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര തുറമുഖം”
  • Malayalam: “വിഴിഞ്ഞം ഇന്റർ നാഷണൽ സീപോർട്ട്”
  • Tamil: “போர்ட் ஒப்பி த்ரிவன்றும் (விழிஞ்ஞம் பன்னாட்டுத் துறைமுகம்)”
  • Tamil: “விழிஞ்ஞம் பன்னாட்டுத் துறைமுகம்”
  • Telugu: “పోర్ట్ అఫ్ త్రైవాండ్రమ్ (విజహినామ్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ సీపోర్ట్)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fishing spot and Maharaja Motors.

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