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Pattanam () is a village located in Paravur taluk, Ernakulam district, in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 2–3 km northwest of North Paravur, 3 km west of Chendamangalam, and 30 km north of Kochi (Cochin).

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Pattanam () is a village located in Paravur taluk, Ernakulam district, in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 2–3 km northwest of North Paravur, 3 km west of Chendamangalam, and 30 km north of Kochi (Cochin).

Pattanam, often identified with the legendary port of Muziris referenced in several Greco-Roman sources, represents one of the few archaeologically excavated sites in present-day Kerala. Most of the artifacts recovered from Pattanam are now displayed in the site museum at Pattanam.

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