Anchuthengu Fort
The East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar coast, granted to them in 1693.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.6627, 76.7645
Get the Anchuthengu Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Anchuthengu Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Anchuthengu Fort
Varkala Beach 10 km
A beach on the Arabian Sea at Varkala, north of Thiruvananthapuram.
Varkala Cliff 11 km
Red laterite cliffs standing directly over the Arabian Sea, with mineral springs coming out of the rock face.
Kilimanoor Palace 16 km
The house Raja Ravi Varma was born in, with his studio still in it.
Kappil Beach 16 km
A quiet beach north of Varkala where the Edava-Nadayara backwater meets the Arabian Sea, with only a strip of sand between lake and sea. Coconut palms on one side, surf on the other, and the Kappil bridge across the estuary.
Puttingal Temple 20 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Shankumugham Beach 26 km
The beach beside Thiruvananthapuram airport, with a sleeping mermaid in concrete.
Kowdiar Palace 27 km
The Travancore family's official residence in Thiruvananthapuram, completed in 1934.
Palayam Juma Masjid 27 km
The mosque in Thiruvananthapuram that stands with a temple and a church on the same road.
More national monuments in Keralam
Questions
Where is Anchuthengu Fort?
Anchuthengu Fort is in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Varkala Beach (10 km), Varkala Cliff (11 km), Kilimanoor Palace (16 km).
How do I get the Anchuthengu Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Anchuthengu Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Anchuthengu Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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