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'''Manjummel''' is a [[satellite town]] of [[Eloor]] situated on [[Periyar river]] near Kochi, Kerala, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maktoobmedia.com/more/film-and-tv/manjummel-the-toxic-dark-place-where-everybody-remains-stuck/|title=Manjummel; the toxic dark place where everybody remains stuck|first=Fouziya|last=Tehzeeb|date=7 May 2024|website=Maktoob media|access-date=13 September 2024|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522103501/https://maktoobmedia.com/more/film-and-tv/manjummel-the-toxic-dark-place-where-everybody-remains-stuck/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The name Manjummel came from the Malayalam word ''Manjumala'' ({{Translation|snowy mountain}}). The place used to be uninhabited, and fog covered the hills. The name eventually became Manjummel.<ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2024/Mar/28/manjummel-from-snowy-mist-to-smog-and-now-limelight-2|title=Manjummel: From snowy mist to smog, and now limelight|first=Mahima Anna|last=Jacob|date=28 March 2024|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Manjummel used to be agriculture based. Cultivated produce was sent to Ernakulam by boat. The locality has since switched to become industrial based. Due to the pollution in the [[Periyar River]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/sewage-main-cause-behind-colour-change-in-muttar-says-official/article26758930.ece|title=Sewage main cause behind colour change in Muttar, says official|first=|last=|work=The Hindu |date=6 April 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=13 September 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913200402/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/sewage-main-cause-behind-colour-change-in-muttar-says-official/article26758930.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/eloor-manjummel-badly-hit/article28970376.ece|title=Kerala's Eloor, Manjummel badly hit by floods|first=Abhinaya|last=Harigovind|work=The Hindu |date=9 August 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> the land became barren and many residents abandoned farming.<ref name="N"/><br />
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There are references to Manjummel dating back to the fifteenth century.<ref name="N"/> A ruler of Travancore reportedly built a fort here to defend against [[Tippu Sultan]]’s attacks due to the locality's geography of being mostly surrounded by rivers. The fort was built in a place called Kottakunnu.<ref name="N"/><br />
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==Landmarks==<br />
Two of the iconic landmarks in Manjummel are the century-old [[Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Manjummel|Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church]] and St Joseph's Hospital, which was the first mission hospital in Kerala built in 1887.<ref name="N"/><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Edmund Thomas Clint]]<ref name="N"/><br />
*[[Guna Caves rescue|Subhash and Siju David]]<br />
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{{Suburbs of Kochi}}<br />
{{Ernakulam district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Suburbs of Kochi]]<br />
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