Periyar Forest

Periyar Forest is a forest in Aluva, Ernakulam District, Kerala. Periyar Forest is situated nearby to the suburb Thottakkattukara, as well as near the village Thuruth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aluva railway station and Chowwara railway station.

Aluva railway station

Railway station

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Aluva railway station is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station mainly catering to the passengers from the northern part of the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.

Chowwara railway station

Railway station

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Chowwara railway station, sometimes spelled as Chovvara, is a Southern Railway station serving Chowwara in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The station code is CWR.

Thrikkunnathu Seminary

Place of worship

Thrikkunathu Seminary is a historic seminary under the ownership of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Aluva, Ernakulam.Owing to an ownership dispute between the factions, the Methran Kakshi and the Bava Kashi, the seminary was closed in December 1977.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aluva and Alangad.

Aluva

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Aluva, formerly Alwaye, is the second largest town in Greater Kochi agglomeration and an important commercial town in Kerala. The town is famous for its festivals, large river banks and temples.

Alangad

Village

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Alangad is a village located in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies almost in the middle of North Paravur and Aluva. The Kochi city is 15 km away from Alangad.