Puvar

Poovar is a tourist town in the Trivandrum district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Trivandrum while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala. This village beach attracts tourists.State government officesPanchayath Office, PoovarSub Registrar's Office, PoovarVillage Office, PoovarAgriculture Office, PoovarGovt.Hospital, poovarGovt.Homoeo Hospital, PoovarGovt. Ayurveda Hospital, PoovarFisheries Office, PoovarGovt.V&HSS, PoovarFire & Rescue Office, PoovarPolice Circle Office, PoovarGeographyPoovar lies very close to Vizhinjam, a natural harbor. Poovar has an estuary which connects with the sea during high tides. The 56 km Neyyar River passes through Neyyattinkara taluk into the Arabian Sea near Poovar. Its natural environment enables it to be a tourist spot.HistoryPoovar was a trading center of timber, sandalwood, ivory and spices. In around 1,000 BCE, it is believed that ships owned by King Solomon of Israel landed in Ophir, which is identified by some sources as Poovar, while the village was one of the ancient Muslim settlements along the western coast of India. The central mosque in Poovar was built by Malik Deenar, an eighth century Muslim preacher. During the reign of the Chola dynasty, Poovar was a major port. The explorer Megasthenes, Roman writer Pliny the Elder and Venetian traveller Marco Polo mention connections with Greece and Rome.