GPS Coordinate of

Kollam India

Central address: Orient Nagar Road, 66, Kulangiyil Arunodayam Rd, Bavana Nagar, Kollam, Kerala 691021, India

Elevation: 19.201
Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata

Latitude: 8° 53' 35.5632'' N
Longitude: 76° 36' 50.904'' E

Kollam (IPA: [koɭɭəm]) or Quilon (Coulão), formerly Desinganadu, is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of the Indian state of Kerala. The city is on the banks Ashtamudi Lake. Kollam has had a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans. Fed by the Chinese trade, it was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels. Desinganadu's rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the 9th Century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir found Kollam to be the only port in India visited by huge Chinese junks. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who was in Chinese service under Kublai Khan in 1275, visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.

GPS coordinate of Kollam, India

The latitude of Kollam is 8.893212, and the longitude is 76.614140. Kollam is a city is located at India with the gps coordinates of 8° 53' 35.5632'' N and 76° 36' 50.904'' E. The elevation of Kollam is 19.201, the time zone is Asia/Kolkata.