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{{Infobox historic site<br />
| name = Anchuthengu<br />
| other_name = Anjengo<br />
| native_language = ml<br />
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| location = [[Trivandrum]], [[India]]<br />
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[[File:Anjengo Kerala1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Anjengo Beach]]<br />
[[File:Anchuthengu, varkala.jpg|thumb|Beach view from Anchuthengu]]<br />
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'''Anchuthengu''' ("Five [[Coconut]] [[Palm tree|Palm]]s"), formerly known as '''Anjengo''' or '''Anjenga''',{{sfnp|EB|1878}} is a coastal panchayath and town in the [[Thiruvananthapuram District]] of [[Kerala]]. It is situated 9&nbsp;km south-west of [[Varkala]] Town along Trivandrum - Varkala - Kollam coastal highway.<br />
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The town contains old [[Portuguese architecture|Portuguese-style]] churches, a lighthouse, a 100-year-old convent and school, tombs of Dutch and British sailors and soldiers, and the remains of the [[Anchuthengu Fort]]. Kaikara village, the birthplace of the famous [[Malayalam]] poet [[Kumaran Asan]], is located nearby. Temples in the area are Sree Bala Subrahmanya Swami Kshethram and Parambil Sree Bhadrakali Yogeeshwara Kshethram. <br />
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Anchuthengu is about {{convert|36|km|sp=us}} north of [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum International Airport]]. [[Kadakkavur]] Railway Station is {{convert|2|km|sp=us}} away.<br />
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==History==<br />
Anjengo is located in an [[oxbow]] at the mouth of Parvathy Puthanaar canal.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Parvathy Puthanar canal to get a new lease of life - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Parvathy-Puthanar-canal-to-get-a-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/35591503.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-01-08}}</ref> Originally, it was an old Portuguese settlement between [[Kollam]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]], and near [[Varkala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Anchuthengu and Anjengo Fort, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India {{!}} Kerala Tourism|url = https://www.keralatourism.org/varkala/anchuthengu-anjengo-fort.php|website = www.keralatourism.org|access-date = 2016-01-08}}</ref> <br />
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In 1694, the Queen of [[Attingal]] granted the British [[East India Company]] (EIC) the right to establish a factory and a fort at Anjengo, which became the Company's first trade settlement in Kerala. The [[Anchuthengu Fort|Anjengo Fort]] was erected in 1694-8.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} Because of its location, it was an occasional [[List of ports of call of the British East India Company|port of call]] for [[East Indiamen]]. There they might leave or get news warning shipping of war in India or Europe.<br />
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In 1744 Anjengo was the birthplace of [[Eliza Draper]] who would become a muse and correspondent of [[Laurence Sterne]].<ref>{{Cite ODNB|chapter=Sterne, Laurence (1713–1768), writer and Church of England clergyman |title= Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/26412|year = 2004}}</ref> The fort played an important role in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]] of the 18th century{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} but, by the 19th century, the fort was considered an unnecessary expense. The EIC abandoned it, and the factory, in 1813.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} <br />
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In the 19th century, the town remained known for its excellent [[rope]]s (manufactured from the local palms) and also exported [[Black pepper|pepper]], homespun cotton cloth, and drugs.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} Anchuthengu was a part of [[Malabar District]] during [[British Raj]].<ref name="Logan">{{Cite book|title=Malabar Manual (Volume-I)|last=Logan|first=William|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2010|isbn=9788120604476|location=New Delhi|pages=631–666}}</ref><br />
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[[File:AnjengoLightHouse-Panorama.jpg|thumb|800px|View of Anjuthengu from the light house]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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