Azheekal Beach

9°07′55.9164″N 76°27′49.9392″E / 9.132199000°N 76.463872000°E / 9.132199000; 76.463872000LocationAzheekal, Oachira Karunagappally, Kollam,more importantly it is the nearest beach to the some parts of pathanamthitta district and some parts of Alappuzha district.Dimensions • Length660 mHazard ratingLowAccessKarunagappally - 17 km,
Kollam - 40 km,
Oachira - 9 km,

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.

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Kollam	Sakthikulangara Thrikkadavoor Thrikkaruva Mandrothuruth East Kallada Mulavana Perinad Panayam Kilikollur Mangad Kottamkara Elampallur Nedumpana Pallimon Thrikkovilvattom Thazhuthala Vadakkevila Mundakkal Eravipuram Mayyanad Adichanallur Meenad Chirakkara Paravur Kottappuram(Paravur) Poothakkulam Parippally Kalluvathukkal Kollam East Kollam West
Kottarakkara	Pavithreswaram Puthur Ezhukone Kareepra Neduvathoor Kulakkada Kalayapuram Mylom Melila Chakkuvarakkal Vettikkavala Kottarakkara Ummannur Valakom Elamad Odanavattom Veliyam Pooyappally Velinallur Nilamel Chadayamangalam Kottukkal Ittiva Kadakkal Kummil Mankode Chithara
Punalur	Punalur Karavaloor Anchal Edamulakkal Arakkal Valaikode Edamon Aryankavu Thenmala Kulathupuzha Yeroor Pathady Alayamon Thinkalkarikkam Ayiranelloor Channapetta
Karunagappally	Alappad Ochira Adinad Karunagappally Thazhava Manappally Pavumba Thodiyoor Kallalibhagom Thevalakkara Chavara Neendakara Clappana Kulasekharapuram Chavara Thekkumbhagom Ayanivelikulangara Panmana Vadakumthala
Kunnathur	Sooranad North Sooranad South Mynagappally Sasthamkotta Poruvazhi Kunnathur West Kallada
Pathanapuram	Chenkilathu Kundayam Manchalloor Pathanapuram Pattazhy Pattazhy Vadakkekkara Pidavoor Piravanthoor Punnala Thalavoor Vilakudy