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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Neendakara | | name = Neendakara | ||
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| area_code_type = Telephone code | | area_code_type = Telephone code | ||
| area_code = 0476 | | area_code = 0476 | ||
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-23, [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]- | | registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-23, [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]- | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | ||
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam City (9 km) | | blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam City (9 km) | ||
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'''Neendakara''' is a | '''Neendakara''' is a suburb of [[Kollam]] city in [[Kerala]], India.<ref>[http://kollam.nic.in/villa.html&ved=0ahUKEwj15-__4oDXAhVCro8KHW2WA8MQFghXMAs&usg=AOvVaw2irpM9T5WgwoYb9BOzonVD] Kollamnic.in|Villages in Karunagappally Taluk</ref> The twin harbours, Neendakara and Shakthikulangara are located here. |url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/kerala/neendakara-port-kollam.html Trawling ban and withdrawal of the state official start from Neendakara harbour. It is about 10km away from the city center.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090616/kollam-braces-for-monsoon-trawl-ban.html |title=Kollam braces for monsoon trawl ban |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 June 2016 |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
[[File:St-Sebastians-Church-Neendakara-Kollam.jpg|thumb|Neendakara Church]] | [[File:St-Sebastians-Church-Neendakara-Kollam.jpg|thumb|Neendakara Church]] | ||
==Location== | |||
Neendakara is 30 km north of [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] and 14 km south of [[Karunagappally]] town. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
When [[Portugal|Portuguese]] traders settled in Kollam in the early 16th century, their ships passed through the Neenadakara [[bar (river morphology)|bar]], now the site of Neendakara Bridge, part of National Highway 66, which connects the village to [[Sakthikulangara]] across [[Ashtamudi Lake]]. | When [[Portugal|Portuguese]] traders settled in Kollam (then Quilon) in the early 16th century, their ships passed through the Neenadakara [[bar (river morphology)|bar]], now the site of Neendakara Bridge, part of [[National Highway (India)|National Highway 66]], which connects the village to [[Sakthikulangara]] across [[Ashtamudi Lake]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
In [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], Neendakara means "a long bank".<ref>{{cite book|last=Gulati|first=Leela|title=Fisherwomen on the Kerala Coast: Demographic and Socio-economic Impact of a Fisheries Development Project|publisher=International Labour Organisation|year=1984|pages=[https://archive.org/details/fisherwomenonker0000gula/page/48 48]|isbn=978-92-2-103626-5|url=https://archive.org/details/fisherwomenonker0000gula|url-access=registration|access-date=2009-05-20}}</ref> | |||
In [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], Neendakara means "a long bank".<ref>{{cite book|last=Gulati|first=Leela|title=Fisherwomen on the Kerala Coast: Demographic and Socio-economic Impact of a Fisheries Development Project|publisher=International Labour Organisation|year=1984|pages=48|isbn=978-92-2-103626-5|url=https:// | |||
==Norwegian Project== | ==Norwegian Project== | ||
The headquarters of the Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community project, established in 1953, was based in Neendakara until 1961, when the site was handed over to the [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ifpkochi.nic.in/history.htm|title=History|publisher=National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training|access-date=2009-05-20}}</ref> | |||
{{wide image|Neendakara Bridge, 11 March 2016.jpg|1200px|Panoramic view of Neendakara bridge and [[Ashtamudi Lake]]}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Indo-Norwegian Project]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Kollam district}} | {{Kollam district}} | ||
[[Category:Villages in | [[Category:Villages in Kollam district]] | ||