http://www.visit-kerala.org visit-kerala.org provides Tourism In Kerala, Kerala Tourism Guide, Kerala Travel Tourism Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.visit-kerala.org/2010/02/alappuzha/ http://www.visit-kerala.org/2010/02/alappuzha/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:21:49 +0000 admin http://visit-kerala.org/?p=174 Alappuzha (pronounced Alapura), (also known as Alappy or Alleppey – the name still used by many Keralites), is a town in the Alappuzha District of Kerala in southern India.
The Town was founded by Divan of Travanacore - Raja Keshawadasan in 1762. Owing to its propinquity to the sea, the town of Alappuzha previously called Alleppey, has enjoyed a significant position in the nautical history of Kerala. Alappuzha also had a gory past when the Communist activists fought with police in 1946.

]]> http://www.visit-kerala.org/2010/02/alappuzha/feed/ 0 http://www.visit-kerala.org/2010/01/tourist-places-in-kerala-alappuzha/ http://www.visit-kerala.org/2010/01/tourist-places-in-kerala-alappuzha/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:10:33 +0000 admin http://visit-kerala.org/?p=156 Alappuzha (Alleppey) is one of the exotic backwater sites of India’s southern state Kerala.Washed by the Arabian Sea, interlocked by a number of canals and bridges, this tiny marketplace is also famous for its Nehru Trophy boat race held every year. Alappuzha attracts tourists not only by its natural beauty but also through its locally made coir products that are of a very superior quality.

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