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'''Kollam Cantonment''' (originally '''Quilon Cantonment''') is a residential neighbourhood in the city of [[Kollam]]. It arose as a [[cantonment]] of the [[British Raj]] in the 17th century. It is now a thickly populated area of the city of [[Kollam]]. Some of the important business centres, shopping complexes and Government offices are located here.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pincodes.info/in/Kerala/Kollam/Kollam-Cantonment/ |title=Kollam cantonment - Pincodes.info |access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref> [[Kollam Junction railway station]] is also located in the cantonment ward of corporation.

==History==
[[Kollam|Kollam(Quilon)]] was one of the trade hubs in [[British Raj|British India]]. [[Kollam Port]] had trades history with [[Phoenicia]]ns, [[Arabs]] and [[Chinese people|Chinese]] etc. The city was conquered by [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], [[Dutch people|Dutch]] and [[British people|British]] people during 16th to 18th centuries.<ref>[https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/thangasseri-kollam/296 Thangassery, Kollam - Kerala Tourism]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150602132809/http://kollamcity.in/about-kollam-city About the City of Kollam]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ucanindia.in/news/new-proof-for-preportuguese-mission-in-kollam/23928/daily New proof for Pre-Portuguese mission in Kollam]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tourmet.com/thangassery-fort/ |title=Tourmet - Thangassery, Kollam |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indica.co.in/history-of-kollam#.UtZLhNKVO-0 |title=History of Kollam |access-date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=2 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602133158/http://indica.co.in/history-of-kollam#.UtZLhNKVO-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Considering the importance, a British garrison was stationed in [[Kollam]] which was subsequently reduced to a native regiment, as a protective force for the then Maharaja of the erstwhile state of [[Travancore]]. The garrison was situated at the [[Cantonment Maidan]] during those days.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-place-in-history/article3218611.ece A place in history - The Hindu]</ref>

==Public/Private institutions situated at Kollam Cantonment area==
[[File:Bhima-showroom-new.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Bhima Jewellers]] situated at Kollam Cantonment area]]
The Kollam Corporation Town Hall, named the C. Kesavan Memorial Municipal Town Hall in the memory of [[C. Kesavan]] – a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of erstwhile [[Travancore-Cochin]] state – is a decades-old building situated on the [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway]] passing through the Cantonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/C.-Kesavanrsquos-statue-unveiled-in-Kollam/article15241509.ece|title=C. Kesavan’s statue unveiled in Kollam|publisher=The Hindu|date=2008-06-14|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref name="Ray322">{{cite book |title=Different Types of History |editor-first=Bharati |editor-last=Ray |chapter=Subjects of New Lives |first=Udaya |last=Kumar |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2009 |isbn=9788131718186 |pages=322–323 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9x5FX2RROZgC&pg=PA322}}</ref> The building is now one of the main venues for several cultural events and meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/New-rent-for-town-hall-to-be-ratified-today/article14778415.ece|title=New rent for town hall to be ratified today|publisher=The Hindu|date=2007-06-16|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-bridge-to-bypass-choking-traffic/article5592583.ece|title=A bridge to bypass choking traffic|publisher=The Hindu|date=2014-01-19|access-date=2017-07-04}}</ref> Apart from the town hall, there are other buildings of note in the Cantonment area.

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* [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Corporation office, Kollam]]
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Kollam]] Armed Reserve Police Force Camp (ARPF Camp)
* Kollam Public Library
* Sopanam Auditorium
* [[Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace|Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace(SMP Palace)]]
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
* [[Cantonment Maidan]]
* Kollam Passport Seva Kendra
* [[Bhima Jewellers]]
* Quilon Athletic Club(QAC)
* Kerala Water Authority Office
* Al-Manama Supermarket
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==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Kollam |state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam]]
[[Category:Cantonments of British India]]

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