Ambanad Hills
Ambanad Hills
Ambanad | |
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 Ambanad Hills | |
  Ambanad Hills Location in Kerala, India  Ambanad Hills Ambanad Hills (India) | |
| Coordinates:8°59′31.5054″N77°5′4.5594″E/ 8.992084833°N 77.084599833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Founded by | East India Company |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Aryankavu Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Nearest city | Kollam |
| Nearest railway station | Kazhuthurutty |
Ambanad HillsorAmbanadis ahill stationin Punalur Taluk in the eastern part ofKollam districtinKerala,India.This is one among the few tea and orange plantation areas in Kollam district.[1]Ambanad Hills is inAryankavupanchayath, about 12 km away from Kazhuthurutty.[2]
The place is a famous tourist destination in South Kerala and is popularly known as 'Mini Munnar'.[3]The tea estate in Ambanad hills is set up by the British people it is the only tea estate inKollam district.The plantation and estate is controlled and managed by Travancore Rubber and Tea Company. The estate falls inClove belt of India(Kollam - Nagercoil) and is one of the largestCloveestate in the country.[4]It was one of the first places in country to whichEast India Companyintroduced clove in 1800s. The crop harvesting requires skilled labour and hence every year, the migrant labourers fromTamil Naduwill stay at the estate and work for nearly a month for harvesting theclove.[5][6]
Attractions
[edit]- Estate Bungalow with night stay
- Kudamutti waterfall
- View points
- Tea Factory with British era equipments[7]
- Three lakes with pedal boating
- Nedumpara Peak
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"On top of the Ambanad Hills - Mathrubhumi".Archived fromthe originalon 29 May 2016.Retrieved19 July2016.
- ^"Ambanad Hills - Kerala Tourism".Retrieved19 July2016.
- ^"Ambanad Hills And Tea Estate".DTPC Kollam.Retrieved13 March2020.
- ^Pereira, Ignatius (12 March 2014)."Cloves add flavour to the season".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved24 September2020.
- ^"Scent of cloves fills the air in Ambanad".The Hindu. 28 January 2015.Retrieved13 March2020.
- ^Pereira, Ignatius (9 March 2013)."Clove harvest spices up Ambanad".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved24 September2020.
- ^"On top of the Ambanad Hills".Mathrubhumi.Archived fromthe originalon 7 August 2020.Retrieved24 September2020.
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