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<p>Adding local <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Short_description" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Short description">short description</a>: &quot;Attractions in Thiruvananthapuram&quot;, overriding Wikidata description &quot;Know about Trivandrum&quot; (<a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Shortdesc_helper" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Shortdesc helper">Shortdesc helper</a>)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Attractions in Thiruvananthapuram}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=April 2009}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}<br /> [[Image:KovalamBeach.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Kovalam]] beach, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]]]<br /> [[File:Light House Vizhinjam.jpg|thumb|Close view of the lighthouse in Vizhinjam, Trivandrum]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Tourism in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]&#039;&#039;&#039; (Trivandrum) district in the Indian state of [[Kerala]] promotes the area&#039;s [[hill station]]s, [[Kerala Backwaters|back waters]], beaches, lagoons, and wildlife sanctuaries. The area is a tourism destination and receives chartered flights for [[medical tourism]], as there are more than hundred recognised [[Ayurveda]] centres in and around the city. This is primarily due to Ayurveda&#039;s popularity in foreign countries. Medical tourism is further promoted by modern medicine hospitals in the city. Recuperation facilities are available at five star beach resorts and hill stations nearby.<br /> <br /> ==Agastyakoodam==<br /> {{main|Agastyakoodam}}<br /> Situated on the eastern side of the district&lt;ref name=agastyakoodam&gt;[http://www.trivandrumonline.com/travelinformation/agasthyakoodam.htm &#039;&#039;Trivandrum - Tourist Places - Agasthyakoodam&#039;&#039;]&lt;/ref&gt; at about {{convert|1869|m}} above sea level, [[Agastya Mala|Agasthyarkoodam]] is one of the highest peaks in the [[Western Ghats]] and is the second highest peak in Kerala after [[Anamudi]] which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats. Tradition says that the great sage [[Agasthya]] lived on this peak. Noted for its abundant [[Ayurveda|ayurvedic]] herbs, the cone shaped mountain is a centre of pilgrimage for Hindus because of Agastya, who was a confirmed bachelor. Hence, the aborigines dislike the presence of women on the hill and they are forbidden from ascending the peak.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}. Agasthyavanam Biological Park offers trekking opportunities.<br /> <br /> == Vizhinjam ==<br /> [[Image:Vizportsite.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Vizhinjam Port site]]<br /> About two km south of [[Kovalam]], [[Vizhinjam]] is believed to have been an ancient port. Now, Vizhinjam is a fishing harbour, with a light house. The [[Portugal|Portuguese]] and the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] had commercial establishments here. The Portuguese have built a church in &#039;&#039;Vizhinjam&#039;&#039; near to the sea shore, which is still functional and is referred as the &#039;&#039;Old Vizhinjam Church&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://vizhinjamchurch.com/history.php?id=about |title=Home/History |website=Our Lady of Good Voyage Church - Vizhinjam |access-date=10 November 2019 }}&lt;/ref&gt; It is located in the vizhinjam fishing harbour area. This place is being developed into an international deep water container [[transshipment]] terminal because of its proximity to international shipping lanes and its natural depth.&lt;ref name=&quot;Vizhinjam deep water container transshipment terminal&quot;&gt;<br /> {{cite web<br /> |title=India&#039;s deep-sea Vizhinjam port project moves forward<br /> |date=14 July 2015<br /> |publisher=The Journal of Commerce (JOC)<br /> |url=http://www.joc.com/port-news/asian-ports/indias-deep-sea-vizhinjam-port-project-moves-forward_20150714.html<br /> |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826033545/http://www.joc.com/port-news/asian-ports/indias-deep-sea-vizhinjam-port-project-moves-forward_20150714.html<br /> |archivedate=26 August 2015 |url-status=live<br /> }}<br /> &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Wikivoyage|Thiruvananthapuram}}<br /> * [http://www.keralatourism.org/index.php?source=desti&amp;zone=1&amp;destid=18 Kerala Tourism Official site]<br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> {{Thiruvananthapuram}}<br /> {{Thiruvananthapuram district}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Tourism In Thiruvananthapuram}}<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Thiruvananthapuram| ]]<br /> [[Category:Tourism in Thiruvananthapuram|T ]]</div>

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