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Thiruvananthapuram (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 30 25 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 8.5069 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 57 25 E degrees minutes |
Long: 76.9569 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated on Malabar Coast, Thiruvananthapuram was the site of a large fortified palace complex. It is noted for an early 18th-century temple to Vishnu that is a pilgrimage center. The city produces textiles, soap, copra, and carved ivory and wood. It is connected to Quilon by rail, and has an airport. |
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| Thiruvananthapuram (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Trivandrum (C,V)
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| Trivandram (C,V)
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| Tiruvananantapuram (C,V)
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| City of Lord Anantha (NA,V,Malayalam (transliterated),U)
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| Lord Anantha, City of (NA,V,Malayalam (transliterated),U)
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| തിരുവനന്തപുരം (NA,V,Malayalam,U)
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| Tiruvanantapuram (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Travancore kingdom, 1745 |
| regional capital (C) |
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