Poovar

Also known as Pokkumoosapuram

Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara (tehsil) in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Poovar
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Poovar Kerala.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Poovar beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Thiruvananthapuram

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Geography
History
Trivandrum shipyard Poovar
References
External links

==Geography== Poovar lies very close to Vizhinjam, a natural harbour. The beach of Pozhiyoor, named Pozhikkara is located near Poovar. The 56 km Neyyar River passes through Neyyattinkara Taluk into the Arabian Sea near Poovar.