Central Kerala
Ernakulam District
Kanayannur

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

Mangalavanam is an ecologically sensitive area situated at the centre of the city of Kochi, covering about 2.74 hectares. It also houses a shallow tidal lake connected with Kochi backwaters by a canal.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: sanctuary in India
  • Also known as: “Mangalavanam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Marine Drive, Kochi.

Stadium
Photo: Kamikaze116, Public domain.
The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, also locally known as Kaloor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, , currently used for association football.

Marine Drive, officially the APJ Abdul Kalam Marg, is a promenade in , India. It is built facing the backwaters. Despite its name, no vehicles are allowed on the walkway.

Church
Photo: Ricky19, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in , , . It was founded in 1112, and is also known by the names Nasrani Palli, Anchikaimal Palli or Thekke Palli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ernakulam and Old Kochi.

Photo: Aswingopinath, CC0.
is the heart and transport hub of . It has three distinct parts: the "Central Business District" which has Mahatma Gandhi Road as the main arterial road along with Marine Drive and Chittoor Road; "Downtown" with upscale residential areas and the business district at SA Road and Vytilla Junction and the "Suburb" which has many business and commercial areas.

Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 3.0.
is the tourist enclave of , and it is separated from by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.

Photo: Mydreamsparrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly Cochin, is a cosmopolitan city in with a bustling commercial port. is the financial and commercial capital of Kerala and, with a population of more than 2.1 million, the biggest conurbation in the state.

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

Latitude
9.9903° or 9° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
76.2748° or 76° 16′ 29″ east
Open location code
6JXRX7RF+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 477153142
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6748692
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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • French: “sanctuaire d’oiseaux de Mangalavanam”
  • French: “Sanctuaire d’oiseaux de Mangalavanam”
  • Hindi: “मंगलावनम पक्षी अभयारण्य”
  • Malayalam: “Mangalavanam bird sanctuary”
  • Malayalam: “Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary”
  • Malayalam: “മംഗളവനം പക്ഷിസങ്കേതം”
  • Tamil: “மங்களவனம் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as BPCL Township and Bolgatty.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marine Drive Cub and Ernakulam Terminus railway station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary”. Photo: Mydreamsparrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.