What is Kollam?
'''Kollam '''([[Malayalam]]:കൊല്ലം) (known to the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] as '''Quilon''', pronounced ''koy-lon'') is a city and a [[municipal corporation]] in [[Kollam district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. It is {{convert|71|km|mi}} north of the state capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (Trivandrum). It is also the headquarters of the Kollam District, one among the 14 districts in Kerala. To the south is [[Thiruvananthapuram district]], to the north is [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Alappuzha]], to the east is [[Tamil Nadu]] and to the west by the [[Arabian Sea]]. {{Kollam district}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Kerala]] [[Category:Kollam district]]