Peermade
| Peermade(പീരുമേട്) | |||
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| Coordinates | 9°33′02″N 77°01′49″E / 9.5505100°N 77.0302580°ECoordinates: 9°33′02″N 77°01′49″E / 9.5505100°N 77.0302580°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Kerala | ||
| District(s) | Idukki | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Peermade(പീരുമേട്), also transliterated as Perumade, Peerumed, Peerumade or Peermede, is a hill station in the state of Kerala, India. It is high in the Western Ghats, 915 metres above sea level, and 85 km east of Kottayam on the way to Thekkady.
The landscape of Peermade includes spectacular waterfalls, open grass lands and pine forests.[1][2] It was once the summer retreat of the Maharajas of Travancore. Tamil people are the most majority in peermade .
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the largest wildlife reserves in India, is 43 km away. It has herds of elephants and other wildlife as well as lakes.
The name is sometimes related to the Sufi saint, Peer Mohammed, or means "hill of the Peer"(പീരുമേട്).
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[edit] Spices
The area is very fertile and the area had until recently lush plantations of coffee, tea, cardamon, and coconut.[3] The area, with a long history of spice growing, now concentrates on producing organic black pepper, white pepper, ginger and turmeric.[4]
At a recent show spice growers from Peermade displayed samples of organically grown spices like cardamom, black pepper, white pepper, nutmeg, mace, cloves, turmeric, ginger, vanilla beans, vanilla powder and herbs like oregano, sage, thyme and rosemary. Oils of thyme and rosemary were also displayed. [5]
[edit] Education
Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology[6] and Marian College[7] are located at Kuttikanam in Peermade.
[edit] Politics
Peermade assembly constituency is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency).[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Peermade". Hill Station in India. http://www.peermade.info/peermade. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
- ^ http://www.kerala.gov.in/kercaljan06/p38-41.pdf An Article On Peermade Published By the Government of Kerala
- ^ "A bitter brew in the high ranges". http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2003/09/28/stories/2003092800110100.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Mapping India's spice route from past to present". http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:20836197~menuPK:224996~pagePK:180691~piPK:174492~theSitePK:205098,00.html. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Organic Show - Peermede Development Board's stand". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20061015164904/http://www.indianspices.com/html/event_germ.html. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ http://www.mbcpeermade.com Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology website
- ^ http://www.mariancollege.org Marian College Kuttikanam
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
[edit] External links
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- History and Every Information On Peermade and Kuttikkanam
- "Hartal total in Peerumade". The Hindu. 2008-06-24. http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/24/stories/2008062452940300.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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