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Erattupetta

India / Kerala / Erattupetta / Erattupetta Market Road
Erattupetta is a town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.It is 46km east of Kottayam, the District Centre. Erattupetta was known as Erappili and Erappuzha before the Advent of Tamil Muslims into this town.
Erattupetta is situated in the foothills of High Ranges.
Wagamon, a Hill Station lies some 22km east of Eruttupetta.
Erattupetta is surrounded by Big Rubber Estates. Rubber Plantation is also a major income source for Eruattupetta People.
Aruvithura St.George's Forane Church ,an old famous Pilgrimage centre, is situated in the Suburbs of Erattupetta.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erattupetta
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Coordinates:   9°41'10"N   76°46'44"E

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  • malayalam
    Situated at the confluence of two rivers, Erattupetta is a town in Kottayam District and is renowned as the ‘Gateway of Malanad’. Earlier it was known as 'Erapoli' or 'Erapuzha'. The town rests on the banks of Meenachil River and is an ideal tourist spot encircled by tea gardens, beautiful meadows, deep puzzling valleys and dales. Erattupetta is a famous trading center for spices, rubber, arecanut and other agricultural products. The main attractions are Elaveezha Poonchira, Kolani Mudi, Kannadippara Waterfalls, Pazhukkakanam, Illicakal Kallu, Ayyampara, Marmala Aruvi, Kottathavalam and Kurisumala. Aruvithura church and Erattupetta Mosque are the two popular pilgrimage spots of Erattupetta. The town is also in close proximity to the Sabarimala temple. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport, located 76 km from Kottayam town. Kottayam is the nearest railhead.
  • DirkWillemsen
    This place is an overlap, or if you want an underlap: it is marked much smaller than the original, historical first, tag of this place. Here we see photos, and the wikipedia-link can be made. We can keep this place and delete the two others.
  • DirkWillemsen
    @Mahesh Varma: You are right, I was wrong, I studied three places with the same name. Two of them can be deleted.
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