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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Moscow<br />
| native_name = mōskkō<br />
| native_name_lang = ml<br />
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| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = Yakshi idol in Veroor Sri Dharmashastha Temple.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Yakshi temple, Veroor<br />
| nickname = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|9|32|0|N|76|37|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 686546<br />
| registration_plate = KL-33<br />
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'''Moscow''' ([[Malayalam]]: {{transl|ml|ISO|mōskkō}}) is a village in the [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]], South [[India]]. The name was instituted because of [[Soviet Union|Soviet influence]] in Kerala during the [[Cold War]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021123004/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/04/stories/2005100401400200.htm `Russian' convention with a difference], ''The Hindu'', Tuesday, 4 October 2005</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060114041106/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102311390400.htm To `Moscow,' with love], ''The Hindu'', Sunday, 23 October 2005.</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
Located near [[Thengana]], Moscow is accessible by bus and lies midway between [[Thiruvalla]] and [[Changanasseri]]. Initially a small hamlet, it grew into a suburb of Chanaganasseri with facilities including hospitals, schools (Good Shepherd School) and churches within walking distance. Kottayam, Changanasseri and Tiruvalla are the major towns nearby and the nearest railway station is [[Changanasseri railway station]].<br />
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=== Economy ===<br />
* Madappally Service Co-operative Bank runs a fertilizer depot at Moscow.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Veroor]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4374826.stm A BBC News article on the village of Moscow in Kerala, India]<br />
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{{Kottayam district}}<br />
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]<br />
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