Kannamaly
Kannamaly is coastal village situated near Chellanam in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is situated in Chellanam gramapanchayaat and Kochi taluk.[1]
Kannamaly കണ്ണമാലി | |
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Village | |
| Kannamaly | |
  Kannamaly Map showing Kannamaly | |
| Coordinates: 9.97°N 76.28°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam district |
| Taluk | Kochi |
| Grama Panchayat | Chellanam |
| Time zone | IST |
Geography
Kannamaly is situated in the coast of Arabian Sea. The village shares its boarder with Arabian sea in west, Kannamali kayal in east, Kandakadam in south and Cheriyakadavu in north.
History
This place was a seaport in ancient times. There were telescopes in the highest points of the seaport for detecting the ships arriving to the port.
Etymology
The word Kannamaly is a combination of two words Kannu and Maly. The word Kannu means eye and maly means seaport.
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