Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram (tir"OOvunŭn"tupoor'um) [key], formerly Trivandrum (trivăn'drum) [key], city (1991 pop. 826,255), capital of Kerala state, SW India, a port on the Arabian Sea. The city is a transportation hub. Manufactures include refined sugar, textiles, and handicrafts. The city was the capital of the former state of Travancore and of Travancore-Cochin.

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