Poovar – A beautiful village in Kerala

Poovar is a small coastal village in the Trivandrum district of Kerala state, south India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Trivandrum and there is not much distance from here to the Kerala – Tamilnadu border. This village has a beautiful beach which attracts tourists. There are also some good tourist resorts.

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Poovar lies very close to Vizhinjam, a natural harbor. Poovar has an estuary which connects with the sea during high tides. The 56km Neyyar River passes through Neyyattinkara taluk into the Arabian Sea near Poovar. It’s natural beauty enables it to be a quiet tourist spot.

Poovar was a trading center of timber, sandlewood, ivory and spices. It is believed that the trading ships of King Solomon landed in a port called ‘Ophir’, which is figured out as Poovar. Poovar has been one of the ancient Muslim settlements along the western coast of India.The Central Mosque here is believed to been built by Malik ibn Dinar and his missionary team, more than 1400 years ago.

Poovar Beach

Nearest Airport : Trivandrum International Airport – 20km, Nearest Railway Station : Trivandrum Central – 22km, Nemom – 12km, Nearest Harbor : Vizhinjam – 14km

Paraniyam, Near Poovar

Paraniyam is located around 24Km from Trivandrum, and 3Km from Poovar on the Poovar-Kanjiramkulam-Trivandrum Road.. The Paraniyam YMCA, Govt HSS and CSI Paraniyam Church are the major institutions here.

CSI Church Paraniyam