Poovar

Also known as Pokkumoosapuram

Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara (tehsil) in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Poovar
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Poovar Kerala.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Poovar beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Thiruvananthapuram
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Malayalam, English
Settlement.timezone1: IST

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Instance of: village in India
Country: India
Located in: Thiruvananthapuram district
Image: Puvar 20080220-1.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Trivandrum shipyard Poovar
References
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==Geography== Poovar lies very close to Vizhinjam, a natural harbour. The beach of Pozhiyoor, named Pozhikkara is located near Poovar. The 56 km Neyyar River passes through Neyyattinkara Taluk into the Arabian Sea near Poovar.

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