Poovar is a popular town at the southern tip of Trivandrum city with a beautiful beach that attracts a lot of tourists. Neyyar River is passing nearby and adds more beauty to this place. The spectacular beach at Poovar is 12km south of Kovalam beach. Earlier this area was a famous trading centre of timber, sandalwood, ivory and spices. It is believed that king Soloman’s ships landed here for trade. Poovar used to be one of the prominent ancient Muslim settlements. The central mosque at Poovar was built by Mallik Deenar, an eighteenth century Muslim preacher. The ancient name of Poovar was Pokkumoosapuram. King Marthanda Varma while escaping from the Ettuveetil Pillamar (Lords of the eight houses) reached here. That was spring season and the trees on both sides of the Neyyar River were full of flowers. The river was also filled with flowers that fell from the trees and that pleasant scenery fascinated the king. The king commented on the river as ‘poo-var’ which means flower filled river in Malayalam. Thus the name Poovar got famed after wards. The tourists love the white sand beach and many resorts and restaurants are available in the vicinity. Village tours, back water trips are arranged here for the visitors. Country boat rides are another acitivity much preferred by tourists. Vizhinjam is a famous natural fishing harbour and it is just 14km away from Poovar. The nearest airport Trivandrum International Airport and Trivandrum central railway station is at 30km distance from Poovar.
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