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Beach in Kollam district, Kerala, India
Azheekal Beach
is an 800 meter long beach on the coast of the
Arabian Sea
, in
Karunagappally
Taluk of
Kollam Metropolitan Area
,
Kerala
, India.
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The beach got this name from the Malayalam word
Aazhee
, which means confluence of backwaters and the Sea.
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Azheekal beach is located at the northern end of the land mass of
Alappad
peninsula in the district of
Kollam
in Kerala.
It is 12 km (7.45 mi) away from
Kayamkulam
and 14 km (8.69 mi) away from
Karunagappally
. It can be accessed through Azheekal-
Ayiramthengu
bridge, Panikkar Kadavu bridge or Kallum moottil kadavu bridge.
Azheekal Fishing Harbour is located near the beach.
It was impacted by the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
.
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