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Quilon - Definition and Overview

Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, is a city in Kerala which is also the headquarters of a district by the same name. It is bound on the south by Thiruvananthapuram district, on the north by Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, on the east by Tamil Nadu and on the west by the Arabian Sea. It has one of the largest fresh water lakes. It is a very beautiful place to visit. The district is very famous for cashew processing and coir manufacturing.

About thirty per cent of this district is covered by the Ashtamudi Lake, there by making it the gateway to the backwaters of the state. India’s most popular English magazine India Today has rated Kollam as the best district in the country in terms of law and order and social harmony.

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