Connemara Market

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Connemara Market
village
Connemara Market Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°30′10″N 76°57′4″E / 8.50278°N 76.95111°E / 8.50278; 76.95111Coordinates: 8°30′10″N 76°57′4″E / 8.50278°N 76.95111°E / 8.50278; 76.95111
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Corporation of Trivandrum
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-01
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

Connemara market is situated at Palayam junction in Thiruvananthapuram city, in the state of Kerala, India. The recently renovated Market has merged with the adjacent to it. The Palayam Market was established during 1857, when was the of Travancore mainly to supply day to day essential commodities to the Army.

The Arched Gate of the Market was built subsequently and was inaugurated by Sir Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara, Governor of Madras Presidency , when he visited Thiruvananthapuram during 1888. In his honour, the market was then named as "Connemara Market".

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