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Kodungalloor
Kodungalloor is a well known tourist location due to St. Thomas
church and also Juma Masjid here. St. Thomas is believed to
have landed in Kodungalloor (formerly called Muziris) in 52
AD. The St. Thomas Church established by the apostle houses
holy relics from the olden days.
Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungalloor Located 2 km from Kodungalloor
town, this mosque resembles a Hindu temple in appearance. The
mosque built in 629 AD is the first mosque in India and the
second in the world where Juma prayers were started.
Other tourist places in and around Kodungalloor include, Cheramanparambu,
the ancient Thiruvanchikulam Temple and the Bhagavathi Temple
and the Portuguese fort in Kodungallor.
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