Azheekal Beach

Azheekal Beach അഴീക്കല്‍ ബീച്ച് near Azheekal
Location	Azheekal, Oachira Karunagappally, Kollam
Coordinates	9°07′55.9164″N 76°27′49.9392″E / 9.132199000°N 76.463872000°E / 9.132199000; 76.463872000
Length	660 m
Geology	Beach
Hazard rating	Low
Access	Karunagappally - 17 km, Kollam - 40 km, Oachira - 9 km,
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Azheekal Beach is an 800 meter long beach on the coast of the Arabian Sea, in Karunagappally Taluk of Kollam Metropolitan Area, Kerala, India. ^[1] The beach got this name from the Malayalam word Aazhee, which means confluence of backwaters and the Sea.

Location[]

Azheekal beach is located at the northern end of the land mass of Alappad peninsula in the district of Kollam in Kerala.

It is 12 km (7.45 mi) away from Kayamkulam and 14 km (8.69 mi) away from Karunagappally. It can be accessed through Azheekal-Ayiramthengu bridge, Panikkar Kadavu bridge or Kallum moottil kadavu bridge.

Azheekal Fishing Harbour is located near the beach.

It was impacted by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Currently the beach is submerged under the sea (Sept 18, 2021)

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