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| subdivision_name3 = [[Kollam District|Kollam]]
| subdivision_type4 = Former Name
| subdivision_name4 = Quilon, Desinganadu, Venad, Columbum, Kaulam (
| subdivision_type5 = Native Language
| subdivision_name5 = [[Malayalam]]
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| p6 = [[Kilikolloor]]
| p7 = Thrikadavoor
| leader_party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
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| population_metro = 1,871,086
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf| title=Demographia World Urban Areas |publisher=Demographia |access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref>
| population_demonym = Kollamite, Kollathukaaran/kaari, Kollamkaran/kaari
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]s
| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| area_code_type = [[Telephone]] code
| area_code = +91474xxxxxxx
| registration_plate =
| blank2_name_sec2 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec2 = 91.18%<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf| title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
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'''Kollam''' ({{IPA-ml|kolːɐm|lang|Kollam-pronunciation.ogg}}), also known by its [[List of renamed Indian cities and states|former name]] '''Quilon'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/east-is-west-and-up-is-really-down/22425156 | publisher=mid-day.com | title=East Is West And Up Is Really Down | date=14 January 2020 | access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> {{audio|Pronunciation of the alternate name "Quilon" of the city Kollam.ogg|pronunciation}}( [[Names for Kollam|historical name]] '''Desinganadu'''<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://kollam.nic.in/en/history/ | title=History | District Kollam, Government of Kerala | India }}</ref>), is an ancient seaport and [[city]] on the [[Malabar Coast]] of India bordering the [[Laccadive Sea]], which is a part of the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kollam | publisher=Britannica | title=Kollam - Encyclopaedia Britannica | access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> It is {{cvt|71|km}} north of the state capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/heritage-walk-explores-kollam-tangasseri-regions/article24892273.ece |title=Kollam on the itinerary |work=The Hindu|date=14 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> The city is on the banks of [[Ashtamudi Lake]] and the [[Kallada River|Kallada river]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kerala-tourism.net/kerala-cities.html|title=Kerala Cities,Cities of Kerala,Kerala India Cities,City Guide of Kerala,Kerala City Guide|website=www.kerala-tourism.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerala-tour-package.net/Kerala_Cities.htm |title=Kerala Cities |access-date=19 August 2014 |archive-date=24 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124153004/http://www.kerala-tour-package.net/Kerala_Cities.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/a/K/|title=Alphabetical listing of Places in Kerala that start with K|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> Kollam is the [[List of cities and towns in Kerala|fourth largest city]] in Kerala and is known for [[Cashew business in Kollam|cashew processing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/in-2-years-80-cashew-producing-units-closed-in-kollam-61749|title=In 2 years, 80% cashew producing units closed in Kollam|website=www.downtoearth.org.in}}</ref> and coir manufacturing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2012/coir-products/161|title=Coir products of Kerala, Kollam, Kerala, India|website=Kerala Tourism}}</ref> It is the southern gateway to the Backwaters of Kerala<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/ashtamudi-backwaters/426|title=Ashtamudi Lake, the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala|website=Kerala Tourism}}</ref> and is a prominent tourist destination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/video-gallery/visit-kollam/1040|title=Top 5 places to visit in Kollam | Explore Kollam | Kerala Tour Plan (HDR in 4k)|website=Kerala Tourism}}</ref> Kollam is one of the [[List of ancient Indian cities|most historic cities with continuous settlements]] in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/cities/12-oldest-living-continuously-inhabited-cities-india/ | title=12 Oldest Living and Continuously Inhabited Cities of India | date=16 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/blog/must-visit-ancient-cities-india/ | title=Explore India's History & Heritage at These Famous 15 Ancient Cities | date=22 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.adotrip.com/blog/ancient-cities-of-india 16 Ancient Citeis of India that Should Be on Your Bucket List]</ref>
Kollam has a strong commercial reputation since ancient times. The Arabs, [[Phoenicians]], Chinese, Ethiopians, Syrians, Jews, [[Chaldea]]ns and Romans have all engaged in trade at the port of Kollam for millennia.<ref>{{cite book |first=K. A. Nilakanta |last=Sasthri |title=History of South India |edition=2nd| publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1958 |orig-year=1935}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/152778/news-kerala-china-iit-prof-gulis-children/ |title=Kozhikode to China: IIT Prof Unearths 700-YO Link That'll Will Blow Your Mind! |publisher=The Better India |date=26 July 2018 |access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="www.mathrubhumi.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/destination/kollam/1095/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009210850/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/destination/kollam/1095/|url-status=dead|title=Kollam - Mathrubhumi|archivedate=9 October 2014}}</ref> 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 [[Guangzhou|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kollam.nic.in/history.html|title=Short History of Kollam}}</ref> [[Kollam district|Kollam]] is also home to one of the [[Ezharappallikal|seven churches]] that were established by [[Thomas the Apostle|St Thomas]] as well as one of the [[Islam in Kerala|10 oldest mosques]] believed to be found by [[Malik Deenar]] in [[Kerala]]. [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon]] is the first diocese in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Quilon |url=https://www.quilondiocese.com/quilon.php?Pid=16&Mid=89 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.quilondiocese.com |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907162517/https://www.quilondiocese.com/quilon.php?Pid=16&Mid=89 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The city was founded in 825 by Maruvān Sapir Iso, a Persian [[East Syriac Christian]] merchant, and was also Christianized early by the [[Saint Thomas Christians]]. In 1329 CE [[Pope John XXII]] established Kollam / Columbo as the first and only Roman Catholic bishopric on the Indian subcontinent, and appointed [[Jordan Catala|Jordan of Catalonia]], a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar, as the diocese's first bishop of the Latin sect.<ref name="VL4"/> The Pope's Latin scribes assigned the name "Columbum" to Columbo.
According to a book authored by Ilarius Augustus, published April, 2021 ('''Christopher Columbus: Buried deep in Latin the Indian origin of the great explorer from Genoa''<nowiki/>'), the words Columbum, Columbus and Columbo appear for the
===Kozhikode Influences===
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===Excavation at Kollam Port seabed===
[[File:Plan of Kollam 1850.jpg|thumb|Plan of Kollam 1850s]]
Excavations are going on at [[Kollam Port]] premises since February 2014 as the team has uncovered arrays of antique artifacts, including Chinese porcelain and coins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/emergence-of-antiques-triggers-treasure-hunt-in-kollam/article5711850.ece |title=Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam |work=The Hindu|date=21 February 2014 |access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> A Chinese team with the Palace Museum, a team from India with Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) discovered Chinese coins and artifacts that show trade links between Kollam and ancient China.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/from-china-on-a-coin-trail/article7192254.ece|date=2015-05-11|title=From China on a coin trail|access-date=2020-11-04|last=Pereira|first=Ignatius|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
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Kollam city is bordered by the [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]]s of [[Neendakara]] and [[Thrikkaruva]] to the north, [[Mayyanad]] to the south, and [[Thrikkovilvattom]] and [[Kottamkara]] to the east, and by the Laccadive Sea to the west. Ashtamudi Lake is in the heart of the city. The city is about {{cvt|71|km}} away from Thiruvananthapuram, {{cvt|140|km}} away from Kochi and {{cvt|350|km}} away from [[Kozhikode]]. The [[National Waterway 3]] and [[Ithikkara River|Ithikkara river]] are two important waterways passing through the city. The {{cvt|7.7|km|adj=on}} long [[Kollam Canal]] is connecting Paravur Lake ans Ashtamudi Lake. The Kallada river, another river that flows through the suburbs of the city, empties into Ashtamudi Lake, while the Ithikkara river runs to [[Paravur Kayal]]. Kattakayal, a freshwater lake in the city, connects another water-body named Vattakkayal with Lake Ashtamudi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/20/stories/2004092005720300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140901102439/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/20/stories/2004092005720300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2014 |title=A stream fading into historyg |date=20 September 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maruthadi.elisting.in/ |title=Maruthadi - Maruthadi.Elisting.in |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.docs.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=467&Itemid=2707&limitstart=100 |title=Water Resources - Government of Kerala |date=7 March 2015 |access-date=23 January 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103235948/http://www.docs.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=467&Itemid=2707&limitstart=100 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2016, ''IndiaTimes'' selected Kollam as one of the nine least polluted cities on earth to which anybody can relocate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/travel/9-of-the-least-polluted-cities-on-earth-you-could-consider-moving-to-251818.html |title=9 of the Least Polluted Cities on Earth You Could Consider Moving To |date=13 March 2016 |publisher=Indiatimes |access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> Kollam is one among the top 10 most welcoming places in India for the year 2020, according to [[Booking.com]]'s traveller review awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/for-2nd-year-in-row-kerala-tops-list-of-most-welcoming-places-report/1832102/ |title=For 2nd year in row, Kerala tops list of most welcoming places: Report |publisher=Financial Express |date=22 January 2020 |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
Kollam is an ancient trading town – trading with Romans, Chinese, Arabs, and other Orientals – mentioned in historical citations dating back to Biblical times and the reign of Solomon, connecting with Red Sea ports of the Arabian Sea (supported by a find of ancient Roman coins).<ref>{{cite web|title=The legendary beauty of Kollam|date=28 June 2023 |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/story-print/1159603}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History of Kollam|url=http://paru.in/history-of-kollam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602135640/http://paru.in/history-of-kollam|archive-date=2 June 2015}}</ref> There was also internal trade through the [[Aryankavu|Aryankavu Pass]] in [[Sengottai|Schenkottah Gap]] connecting the ancient town to Tamil Nadu. The overland trade in pepper by bullock cart and the trade over the waterways connecting [[Allepey]] and Cochin established trade linkages that enabled it to grow into one of the earliest Indian industrial townships. The rail links later established to Tamil Nadu supported still stronger trade links. The factories processing marine exports and the processing and packaging of cashewnuts extended its trade across the globe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kollam Tourism - Official Website|url=http://www.kollamtourism.com/history.html/|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> It is known for [[cashew]] processing and [[coir]] manufacturing. Ashtamudi Lake is considered the southern gateway to the backwaters of Kerala and is a prominent tourist destination at Kollam. The Kollam urban area includes suburban towns such as Paravur in the south, [[Kundara]] in the east and [[Karunagapally]] in the north of the city. Other important towns in the city suburbs are [[Eravipuram]], [[Kottiyam]], Kannanallur, and [[Chavara]].
===Climate===
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=== Population ===
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011}} India census,<ref name=census>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/data/ker_uatowns.PDF|title=Kerala: Population, Population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex – Urban Agglomeration /Town : 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004314/http://www.censusindia.net/results/data/ker_uatowns.PDF |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Kollam city had a population of 349,033 with a density of 5,400 persons per square kilometre. The sex ratio (the number of females per 1,000 males) was 1,112, the highest in the state. The district of [[Kollam district|Kollam]] ranked seventh in population in the state while the city of Kollam ranked fourth. {{As of|2010}} Kollam had an average literacy rate of 93.77%,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kollam.nic.in/edu.html |title=Kollam District |publisher=kollam.nic.in |access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref> higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy stood at 95.83%, and female at 91.95%. In Kollam, 11% of the population was under six years of age. In May 2015, [[Government of Kerala]] have decided to expand [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|City Corporation of Kollam]] by merging Thrikkadavoor panchayath. So the area will become {{cvt|73.03|km2}} with a total city population of 384,892.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |title=Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city |work=The Hindu|date=9 June 2015 |access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |title=Thrikadavur Panchayath |publisher=Thrikadavur Panchayath |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-date=12 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055856/http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and official language of the city, while [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is understood by some sections in the city. There are also small communities of [[Anglo-Indian]]s, [[Konkani people|Konkani]] Brahmins, [[Telugu people|Telugu]] Chetty and [[Bengalis|Bengali]] migrant labourers settled in the city. For ease of administration, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] is divided into six zones with local zonal offices for each one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |title=Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220101846/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Central Zone (''headquartered at [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]]''), [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
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* Thrikkadavoor Zone, [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
In 2014, former Kollam Mayor Mrs. Prasanna Earnest was selected as the Best Lady Mayor of [[South India]] by the Rotary Club of Trivandrum Royal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-kollam-mayor/article5865568.ece |title=Award for Kollam Mayor |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2014-04-03 |access-date=2014-06-06}}</ref>
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With a total urban population of 1,187,158<ref name="Panchayath Level Statistics - Kollam(2011)">{{cite web | url = http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/docs/pdf/reports/ps/pskollam2011.pdf | title = Kollam District Level Statistics 2011 | access-date = 2014-01-01 | year = 2012 | publisher = ecostat.kerala.gov.in | archive-date = 2 January 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192758/http://www.ecostat.kerala.gov.in/docs/pdf/reports/ps/pskollam2011.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> and 349,033 as city corporation's population, Kollam is the fourth most populous city in the state and 49th on the [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|list of the most populous urban agglomerations in India]]. {{As of|2011}} the city's urban growth rate of 154.59% was the second highest in the state.<ref name="Census India-2011 - Kollam">{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/kerala/Analysis_Census_Data.pdf | title = ANALYSIS OF CENSUS DATA - Census of India Website | publisher = censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> The Metropolitan area of Kollam includes Uliyakovil, [[Adichanalloor]], [[Adinad]], [[Ayanivelikulangara]], Chavara, [[Elampalloor]], [[Eravipuram]] (Part), [[Kallelibhagom]], [[Karunagappally]], Kollam, Kottamkara, [[Kulasekharapuram]], Mayyanad, [[Meenad]], [[Nedumpana]], [[Neendakara]], [[Oachira]], [[Panayam]], [[Panmana]], Paravur, [[Perinad]], [[Poothakkulam]], [[Thazhuthala]], [[Thodiyoor]], Thrikkadavoor, Thrikkaruva, [[Thrikkovilvattom]], and [[Vadakkumthala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/461-kollam.html| title=Kollam city population Census |publisher=census2011.co.in |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
The Kerala Government has decided to develop the City of Kollam as a "Port City of Kerala". Regeneration of the [[Maruthadi]]-[[Eravipuram]] area including construction of facilities for fishing, tourism and entertainment projects will be implemented as part of the project.<ref name="Kollam - Port City Project - News published in Mathrubhumi Daily">{{cite web | url = http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u606/quilonsky/Mathrubhumi_zps52ba640e.png | title = Kollam - Port City Project | year = 2013}}</ref>
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{{See also|Kollam Airport}}
[[File:Old Airport, Kollam.jpg|thumb|right|Old [[Kollam Airport]] area, [[Asramam]]]]
The city corporation of Kollam is served by the [[Trivandrum International Airport]], which is about 56 kilometers from the city via NH66
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[[File:Kottarakkara Temple(HighResoluion).jpg|thumb|right|Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram]]
[[Anandavalleeshwaram Sri Mahadevar Temple]] is a 400 years old ancient Hindu temple in the city. The 400-year-old [[Sanctum sanctorum]] of this temple is finished in teak.<ref>{{cite news|title=400-year-old sreekovil to be replaced|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/400yearold-sreekovil-to-be-replaced/article7468835.ece|access-date=13 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=26 July 2015 }}</ref> [[Ammachiveedu Muhurthi|Ammachiveedu Muhurthi temple]] is another major temple in the city that have been founded around 600 years ago by the Ammachi Veedu family, aristocrats from Kollam.<ref name="kollamcity1">[http://www.kollamcity.com/index.php?menu=other&menu1=Religious Ammachiveedu Muhurthi Temple] at kollamcity.com</ref><ref name="thekeralatemples1">[http://www.thekeralatemples.com/templeinfo/others/ammachiveedu_muhurthi.htm Ammachiveedu Muhurthi Temple] at thekeralatemples.com</ref> The [[Kollam pooram]], a major festival of Kollam, is the culmination of a ten-day festival, normally in mid April, of [[Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple]].<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/05/stories/2008040551540300.htm|title=The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : Kollam Pooram on April 15|date=9 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409111532/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/05/stories/2008040551540300.htm |archive-date=9 April 2008 }}</ref> [[Kottankulangara Devi Temple]] is one of the world-famous Hindu temples in Kerala were cross-dressing of men for ''Chamayavilakku'' ritual is a part of traditional festivities. The men also carry large lamps. The first of the two-day dressing event drew to a close early on Monday.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala temple: Where the lady with the lamp is a man|url=http://www.ndtv.com/south/kerala-temple-where-the-lady-with-the-lamp-is-a-man-517252|access-date=25 March 2013|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> Moreover, [[Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram]] in Kottarakkara,<ref>{{cite web|title=Of small appam and Kottarakkara|url=http://mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/travel_special/of_small_appam_and_kottarakkara/139317/|access-date=25 March 2013|publisher=Mathrubhumi|archive-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828170452/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/travel_special/of_small_appam_and_kottarakkara/139317/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [https://g.co/kgs/oaWNDA Guhanandapuram Subramanya Temple] in Chavara Thekkumbhagom,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatemples.net/klm_subra.html|title=Welcome to the Temples of God's Own Country|website=www.keralatemples.net}}</ref> [[Puttingal Temple|Puttingal Devi Temple]] in [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Puttingal Devi Temple, aravur|url=http://www.puttingaltemple.org/|access-date=25 March 2013|publisher=Puttingal Devi Temple}}</ref> sooranad north anayadi Pazhayidam Sree Narasimha Swami Temple [[Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple]] in [[Poruvazhy]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Malanada temple fete draws big crowds|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malanada-temple-fete-draws-big-crowds/article3205866.ece|access-date=25 March 2013|work=The Hindu|date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> [[Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple]] in [[Sasthamkotta]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple|url=http://www.sasthamcotta.com/Dharmasastha%20Temple.html|access-date=25 March 2013|publisher=Sasthamcotta Sree Dharma Sastha Temple|archive-date=6 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206180354/http://sasthamcotta.com/Dharmasastha%20Temple.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sakthikulangara Sree Dharma Sastha temple,<ref>/Sakthikulangara-sreesharmasastha-karadevasom.com/</ref> Thrikkadavoor Sree Mahadeva Temple in Kadavoor and Kattil Mekkathil Devi Temple in Ponmana<ref>{{cite web|title=Here, bells on tree answer your prayers|url=
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==Notable people==
*[[List of people from Kollam]]
==See also==
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