Anchuthengu

Anchuthengu
Anjengo
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Location	Trivandrum, India
Coordinates	8°29′00″N 76°55′00″E / 8.4833°N 76.9167°E / 8.4833; 76.9167
Architect	Portuguese, English
Architectural style(s)	Portugal, England

Anchuthengu ("Five Coconut Palms"), formerly known as Anjengo, Angengo or Anjenga,^[1] is a coastal panchayath and town in the Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. It is situated 9km south-west of Varkala Town along Trivandrum - Varkala - Kollam coastal highway.

The town contains old Portuguese-style churches, a lighthouse, a 100-year-old convent and school, tombs of Dutch and British sailors and soldiers, and the remains of the Anchuthengu Fort. Kaikara village, the birthplace of the famous Malayalam poet Kumaran Asan, is located nearby. Temples in the area are Parambil Sree Bhadrakali Yogeeshwara Kshethram and Sree Bala Subrahmanya Swami Kshethram.

Anchuthengu is about 36 kilometers (22 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport. Kadakkavur Railway Station is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) away.