Kerala Hotels
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Hotels in Kerala are often needed for tourists.
Kerala is a union state located in the southwestern part of India. With an Arabian Sea coastline on the west, it is bordered on the north by Karnataka and by Tamil Nadu on the south and east. Major cities are Thiruvananthapuram (the capital), Kochi, and Kozhikode. The principal spoken language is Malayalam but many other languages are also spoken.
Kerala is mentioned in the ancient epic Mahabharata (800 BC) at several instances as a tribe, as a region and as a kingdom. The first written mention of Kerala is seen in a 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor Asoka the Great, where it is mentioned as Keralaputra. This region formed part of ancient Tamilakam and was ruled by the Cheras. They had extensive trade relations with the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. In the 1st century AD Jewish immigrants arrived, and it is believed that St. Thomas the Apostle visited Kerala in the same century. The Chera Kingdom and later the feudal Nair and Namboothiri Brahmin city-states became major powers in the region. Early contact with Europeans gave way to struggles between colonial and native interests. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood.
Eastern Kerala consists of high mountains,
gorges and deep-cut valleys immediately west of the Western Ghats' rain shadow.
Forty one of Kerala’s west-flowing rivers, and three of its east-flowing
ones originate in this region. The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains interrupted
only near Palakkad, where the Palakkad Gap breaks through to provide access to
the rest of India. The Western Ghats rises on average to 1,500 m (4920 ft) above
sea level, while the highest peaks may reach to 2,500 m (8200 ft). Just west of
the mountains lie the midland plains comprising central Kerala, dominated by rolling
hills and valleys. Generally ranging between elevations of 250–1,000 m (820–3300
ft), the eastern portions of the Nilgiri and Palni Hills include such formations
as Agastyamalai and Anamalai.
A view of Vazhachal Falls.
Kerala’s western coastal belt is relatively flat, and is criss-crossed by a network of interconnected brackish canals, lakes, estuaries, and rivers known as the Kerala Backwaters. Lake Vembanad—Kerala’s largest body of water—dominates the Backwaters; it lies between Alappuzha and Kochi and is more than 200 km² in area. Around 8% of India's waterways (measured by length) are found in Kerala. The most important of Kerala’s forty four rivers include the Periyar (244 km), the Bharathapuzha (209 km), the Pamba (176 km), the Chaliyar (169 km), the Kadalundipuzha (130 km) and the Achankovil (128 km). The average length of the rivers of Kerala is 64 km. Most of the remainder are small and entirely fed by monsoon rains.
Cities
Kochi · Kollam · Kozhikode ·
Thiruvananthapuram · Thrissur
Tourists often like to see the culture, history and landscapes of the region.
Eastern Kerala’s windward mountains shelter tropical moist forests and tropical dry forests, which are common in the Western Ghats.
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