Downtown Kollam
Downtown Kollam is the primary central business district in the city of Kollam, Kerala, India. Located entirely within the former municipality of old Quilon, it is approximately bounded by Chinnakada to the east, Thangassery to the West, Cutchery to the north, and Mundakkal to the South. The area is popularly known for its business activities. Kollam was formerly an international emporium of trade and today remains a prosperous commercial centre.[1]
The downtown area of Kollam has a long business history. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who was in Chinese service under Kubla Khan in 1275, visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.[2] He pointed out that Old Kollam was the only town on the west coast of India with multi-story buildings, some of which still stand today. He found Christians and Jews living in Coilum (Kollam) as well as merchants from China and Arabia. Polo left a detailed account of Kollam in his writings, extracts of which are reproduced in the Travancore State Manual. Many clothing, vegetables, stationary, pharmaceuticals, and spice wholesale-retail dealers do business in the downtown area of this old industrial city and there are many hotels in the downtown area. The proximity to Kollam Port makes this area one of the biggest business centres in India. It also contains the buildings of the Kollam Municipal Corporation.
Big Bazaar and Pharma City
Downtown Kollam is one of the largest central business districts in the state of Kerala. The area is known as a center of trading and culture. Kollam's main road runs through the center of the downtown business district of Old Quilon.[3][4] The north-south area of this downtown, popularly known as Big bazaar, is the largest bazaar in city of Kollam with many rice, spice and cloth merchants doing business in the Big bazaar area.[5][6]
The area behind Kollam District hospital is known as Pharma city because of its large number of pharmaceutical and surgical distributors.
Neighborhoods
- Valiyakada
- Lakshminada
- Chamakada
- Chinnakada
- Pullikada
- Paikkada
- Kadappakada
- Kottamukku
- Kochupilamoodu
- Vadakkumbhagam
- Pallithottam
- Kollam Beach
- Vadayattukotta
- Thamarakulam
- Andamukkam
- Vaddy
- Kaval
- Thangassery
- Port Kollam
References
- ^ "Places to Visit - Kollam". Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Short History of Kollam". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Listings in Big bazaar, Downtown Kollam". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Big Bazaar Market, Kollam
- ^ "Listings in Big bazaar, Downtown Kollam". Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Companies in Chamakkada Bigbazar of Kollam". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
External links
- Media related to Downtown Kollam at Wikimedia Commons
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- Mar Sapir Iso
- Chera dynasty
- Kollam Port
- Nelcynda
- Kollam Era (Malayalam calendar)
- Quilon Syrian (Tharisapalli) plates
- Venad
- Rama Rajasekhara
- Rama Varma of Venad
- Paravur
- Kundara
- Cantonment Maidan
- Tangasseri
- Dutch Malabar
- 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
- Portuguese Cemetery
- Buckingham Canal
- St Thomas Fort
- Kollam Cantonment
- Battle of Quilon
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon
- Kollam Airport
- Quilon formation
- Ashtamudi Lake
- Kollam Parappu
- Asramam Maidan
- Estuaries of Paravur
- Islands of Kollam
- Ithikkara River
- Kallada River
- Kattaka Kayal
- Kollam Beach
- Mundakkal Beach
- Vattakkayal
- Paravur Lake
- Pozhikara
- Kattaka Kayal
- Polachira
- Sasthamcotta Lake
- Thirumullavaram Beach
- Thekkumbhagam-Kappil Beach
- Chittumala Chira
- Ashramam Biodiversity Heritage Site
- Central Zone
- Sakthikulangara
- Kilikollur
- Vadakkevila
- Eravipuram
- Thrikkadavoor
& authorities
- Kollam Municipal Corporation
- Kollam Development Authority
- Kollam City Police
- Kollam Taluk
- Kollam Lok Sabha constituency
- Kollam Assembly constituency
- Chavara Assembly constituency
- Eravipuram Assembly constituency
- Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI)
- Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)
- Cashew business in Kollam
- The Kerala Ceramics Limited
- Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd.(KMML)
- Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited
- List of cashew companies based in Kollam
- Parvathy Mills Limited
- Techno-lodge
- Kollam Technopark
- Kollam Port
- Fisheries Industry in Kollam
- Neendakara Port
- List of Seafood Companies in Kollam
- United Electrical Industries Limited(UNILEC)
attractions
- 8 Point Art Cafe
- Asramam Adventure Park & Picnic Village
- British Residency
- Sambranikodi Island
- Thangassery Breakwater Tourism Park
- Asramam Children's Park
- Chinnakada Clock Tower
- Dutch Church, Munroe Island
- Estuaries of Paravur
- Islands of Kollam
- Kollam Beach
- Mahatma Gandhi Park
- Mundakkal Beach
- Portuguese Cemetery
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum
- St Thomas Fort
- Tangasseri Lighthouse
- Paravur Thekkumbhagam
- Thirumullavaram Beach
- Thanni Beach
- Mundakkal Papanasam Beach
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- Government District Hospital
- Government Victoria Hospital
- Meditrina Hospital
- N. S. Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences
- ESIC Model & Super Speciality Hospital
- Upasana Hospital
- Shankar's Institute of Medical Science
- Dr. Nairs Hospital
- Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences
- Holy Cross Super Speciality Hospital
& structures
- Bishop Jerome Nagar
- Downtown Kollam
- RP Mall
- H&J Mall
- Ammachiveedu Devi Temple
- Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple
- Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple
- Kolloorvila Juma Mosque
- Infant Jesus Cathedral
- Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple
- Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
- St Andrew's Church, Kovilthottam
- St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode
- Valiya Koonambaikulam Temple
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