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Kollam

This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Kollam district. For the eponymous port, see Kollam Port. For other uses, see Kollam (disambiguation).
"Quilon" redirects here. For other uses, see Quilon (disambiguation).

Kollam
Quilon
Metropolis
From top clockwise:An aerial view of the Ashtamudi Lake & The Raviz, Thangasseri Lighthouse, Ruins of St Thomas Fort, Kollam KSRTC bus station & KSWTD Boat Jetty, British Residency, Downtown Kollam area including RP Mall, Tourists in Munroe Island, Adventure Park, Kollam Junction railway station, Break Water Tourism & Kollam Port, Kollam Beach and Chinnakada Clock Tower
From top clockwise:An aerial view of the Ashtamudi Lake & The Raviz, Thangasseri Lighthouse, Ruins of St Thomas Fort, Kollam KSRTC bus station & KSWTD Boat Jetty, British Residency, Downtown Kollam area including RP Mall, Tourists in Munroe Island, Adventure Park, Kollam Junction railway station, Break Water Tourism & Kollam Port, Kollam Beach and Chinnakada Clock Tower
Etymology: Black pepper: kola ("black pepper")
Nickname(s): 
"Prince of Arabian sea"
"Cashew Capital of the World"[1]
"The Gateway to Backwaters"
"Fountain of Youth"[2][3]
Location of the city within Kollam Metropolitan Area
Location of the city within Kollam Metropolitan Area
Kollam is located in India
Kollam
Kollam
Kollam (India)
Kollam is located in Kerala
Kollam
Kollam
Kollam (Kerala)
Coordinates: 8°53′35.5″N 76°36′50.8″E / 8.893194°N 76.614111°E / 8.893194; 76.614111[1]
Country India
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Former NameQuilon, Desinganadu, Venad, Columbum, Kaulam (see Names for Kollam)
Native LanguageMalayalam
Established1099
Founded byRama Varma Kulashekhara
Boroughs7 Zones: 
Central Zone-1, Central Zone-2, Eravipuram, Vadakkevila, Sakthikulangara, Kilikolloor, Thrikadavoor
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKollam Municipal Corporation
 • MayorPrasanna Earnest (CPI(M))
 • MPN.K Premachandran
 • MLAMukesh
 • District CollectorDevidas N IAS
 • City Police CommissionerVivek Kumar IPS
Area
 • Metropolis165 km2 (64 sq mi)
 • Rank4
Elevation
38.32 m (125.72 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4][5][6][7]
 • Metropolis1,342,509
 • Rank5 (41th IN)
 • Density8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
[8]
1,871,086
Demonym(s)Kollamite, Kollathukaaran/kaari, Kollamkaran/kaari
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691 XXX
Telephone code+91474xxxxxxx
Vehicle registrationKollam- KL 02, Karunagapally- KL 23, Kottarakkara- KL 24, Punalur- KL 25, Kunnathur- KL 61, Pathanapuram- KL 80, Chadayamangalam- KL 82
HDIHigh
Literacy91.18%[9]
UN/LOCODEIN QUI
IN KUK
Websitewww.kollam.nic.in

Kollam (Malayalam: [kolːɐm] ), also known by its former name Quilon[10] ( historical name Desinganadu[11]), is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea.[12] It is 71 km (44 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.[13] The city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada river.[14][15][16] Kollam is the fourth largest city in Kerala and is known for cashew processing[17] and coir manufacturing.[18] It is the southern gateway to the Backwaters of Kerala[19] and is a prominent tourist destination.[20] Kollam is one of the most historic cities with continuous settlements in India.[21][22][23] [11] Geographically, Quilon formation seen around coastal cliffs of Ashtamudi Lake, represent sediments laid down in the Kerala basin that existed during Mio-Pliocene times.[24][25]

Kollam has a strong commercial reputation since ancient times. The Arabs, Phoenicians, Chinese, Ethiopians, Syrians, Jews, Chaldeans and Romans have all engaged in trade at the port of Kollam for millennia.[26] As a result of Chinese trade, Kollam was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four-year travels.[27][28] Desinganadu's rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the ninth century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir found Kollam to be the only port in India visited by huge Chinese junks. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who was in Chinese service under Kublai Khan in 1275, visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.[29] Kollam is also home to one of the seven churches that were established by St Thomas as well as one of the 10 oldest mosques believed to be found by Malik Deenar in Kerala. Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon is the first diocese in India.[30]

V. Nagam Aiya in his Travancore State Manual records that in 822 AD two East Syriac bishops Mar Sabor and Mar Proth, settled in Quilon with their followers. Two years later the Malabar Era began (824 AD) and Quilon became the premier city of the Malabar region ahead of Travancore and Cochin.[31] Kollam Port was founded by Mar Sabor at Tangasseri in 825 as an alternative to reopening the inland seaport of Kore-ke-ni Kollam near Backare (Thevalakara), which was also known as Nelcynda and Tyndis to the Romans and Greeks and as Thondi to the Tamils.[31] Thambiran Vanakkam printed in 20 October 1578 at Kollam was the first book to be published in an Indian language.[32]

Kollam city corporation received ISO 9001:2015 certification for municipal administration and services.[33] As per the survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020, Kollam became the tenth fastest growing city in the world with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020.[34] It is a coastal city and on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake. The city hosts the administrative offices of Kollam district and is a prominent trading city for the state. The proportion of females to males in Kollam city is second highest among the 500 most populous cities in India.[35] Kollam is one of the least polluted cities in India.[36]

During the later stages of the rule of the Chera monarchy in Kerala, Kollam emerged as the focal point of trade and politics. Kollam continues to be a major business and commercial centre in Kerala. Four major trading centers around Kollam are Kottarakara, Punalur, Paravur, and Karunagapally. Kollam appeared as Palombe in Mandeville's Travels, where he claimed it contained a Fountain of Youth.[37][38]

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  3. ^ "The Tragic History of the Search for the Fountain of Youth". Grunge. 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "CITY WATER BALANCE PLAN (CWBP) FOR AMRUT 2.0" (PDF). Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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  6. ^ "Thrikkadavoor panchayath". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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  13. ^ "Kollam on the itinerary". The Hindu. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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  21. ^ "12 Oldest Living and Continuously Inhabited Cities of India". 16 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Explore India's History & Heritage at These Famous 15 Ancient Cities". 22 October 2019.
  23. ^ 16 Ancient Citeis of India that Should Be on Your Bucket List
  24. ^ Piller, Werner E.; Reuter, Markus; Harzhauser, Mathias; Kroh, Andreas; Rögl, Fred; Coric, Stjepan (2010). "The Quilon Limestone (Kerala Basin/India) - an archive for Miocene Indo-Pacific seagrass beds". Egu General Assembly Conference Abstracts: 6751. Bibcode:2010EGUGA..12.6751P.
  25. ^ The Quilon Limestone, Kerala Basin, India: an archive for Miocene Indo-Pacific seagrass beds
  26. ^ Sasthri, K. A. Nilakanta (1958) [1935]. History of South India (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
  27. ^ "Kozhikode to China: IIT Prof Unearths 700-YO Link That'll Will Blow Your Mind!". The Better India. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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  29. ^ "Short History of Kollam".
  30. ^ "Diocese of Quilon". www.quilondiocese.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  31. ^ a b Aiyya, V.V Nagom, State Manual p. 244
  32. ^ "Tamil saw its first book in 1578". The Hindu. 20 June 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification". 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  34. ^ "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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  36. ^ "The 4 Least Polluted Cities in India - India.com". 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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  38. ^ Kohanski, Tamarah & Benson, C. David (Eds.) The Book of John Mandeville. Medieval Institute Publications (Kalamazoo), 2007. Op. cit. "Indexed Glossary of Proper Names". Accessed 24 September 2011.

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