Chungam, Feroke

#4 among attractions in Feroke

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Chungam is a small junction in Kottayam city in Kerala state, Southern India. The junction borders the Meenachil river, which is one of the medium range rivers, but well known through Arundhati Roy's famous book The God of Small Things. Most of the events in the book took place in Chungam. Aymanam village, which is mentioned in the book, is about three kilometers away from Chungam. The oldest college and school in Kerala and India are here. The road that passes through Chungam is an alternate route to reach Kottayam Medical College. ()

Coordinates: 11°10'58"N, 75°50'47"E

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Nearby attractions include: Marine Cemetery, Beypore Beach, Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, Hilite Mall.

3.2 miSW
Memorial
Marine Cemetery, Feroke
82 min walk • The Marine Cemetery is an art installation located at Beypore beach in Kozhikode, Kerala, India dedicated to nine endangered marine and riverine species. It is made up of 2,000 plastic bottles that had been previously collected from the beach. It was opened in 2019.
2.5 miW
Town, Area
Beypore Beach, Kozhikode
63 min walk • Beypore or Beypur is an ancient port town and a locality town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located opposite to Chaliyam, the estuary where the river Chaliyar empties into Arabian Sea.
4.1 miN
Park
Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, Kozhikode
104 min walk • Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences is a botanical garden located in Olavanna Grampanchayat, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. Considering aquatic plant species, it is one of the leading botanical gardens in India.
5.2 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Hilite Mall, Kozhikode
132 min walk • HiLITE Mall is a shopping mall located in the city of Kozhikode in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is the third largest mall in kerala and 7th largest in india. HiLITE Mall is located in Palazhi bypass junction on the National Highway 66 bypass where the bypass meets Pottammal - Palazhi road.
5.1 miNW
Temple
Valayanad Devi Temple, Kozhikode
131 min walk • Sree Valayanad Devi Temple dedicated to Bhagavathy, is situated in Valayanad near Kozhikode in North Kerala, India.
1.3 miNE
Universities and schools
Farook College, Kozhikode
34 min walk • Alfarook Educational Centre is a multi-discipline campus at Feroke in Kozhikode District, India.
6.1 miNW
City, Beach
Kuttichira Beach, Kozhikode
157 min walk • Kuttichira or Thekkepuram is a quarter located inside the city of Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala. Its approximate boundaries are the Arabian Sea on the West, the Kallai river on the South, Vellayil on the North, and the Kozhikode town on the East.
6 miNW
Temple
Tali Shiva Temple, Kozhikode
153 min walk • Tali Shiva Temple or Tali Mahakshetram is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, situated in the heart of the Kozhikode city, Kerala. The temple was built in the 14th Century by Zamorin of Calicut.
6 miNW
Mosque
Mishkal Mosque, Kozhikode
154 min walk • Mishkal Mosque is a medieval mosque located in Calicut on Malabar Coast, southern India. The mosque, one of the few surviving medieval mosques in Kerala, is regarded as an important cultural, historical and architectural monument of Kerala.
4.5 miNW
Temple
Thalikkunu Shiva Temple, Kozhikode
116 min walk • Thalikkunu Shiva Temple dedicated to Shiva, is situated in Mankave, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
3.2 miSW
Lighthouse
Beypore lighthouse, Kozhikode
83 min walk • The Beypore Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Feroke, Kozhikode, on the south shore of the Chaliyam River. The six-sided tower has a height of 30.48 metres. The tower is painted with red and white bands. The lighthouse started functioning on 21 November 1977. The light source is metal halide lamp.