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Kollam or Quilon is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast in Kerala, India on Ashtamudi Lake.〔(Cities of Kerala )〕〔(Kerala Cities )〕〔(Alphabetical listing of Places in State of Kerala )〕 Kollam was the ancient commercial capital of Kerala and of the south-western coast of India. Kollam is now known as the "cashew capital of the world". City corporation of Kollam has the third largest budget in Kerala(after Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram) in terms of revenue and expenditure. ==Outline== Kollam sea port was founded by Mar Abo with sanction from Udayamarthandavarma, the Tamil king from Venad, otherwise called the Ay kingdom, in 825 AD. The trade and business culture of Quilon is as much old as Kollam Port. Kollam was the most famous port city in India which served as the business hub of people from China, Middle East, Dutch, Portugal, Brazil and other Eastern Mediterranean countries.〔(Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam )〕〔(Shards of the past point to Kollam port’s glory days )〕 The recent discovery of treasures and remnants happened at Kollam Port area is the proof for all those ancient trade activities related with old Quilon city. The archaeologists believe that there is an engulfed city in the seabed of current Kollam Port. Kollam is a moderately industrialized city. Some of the major employers in the public sector are Indian Rare Earths Limited (IRE), Kerala Metals and Minerals Limited, United Electrical Industries Limited(UNILEC) (popularly known as the Meter Company), Kerala Primo Pipe Factory, Parvathy Mills Limited, ALIND Kundara and Kerala Seramics. Industrial Estates in Kollam City are; * Industrial Estate, Mundakkal〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Land for CAPEX at Kollam )〕 * SIDCO Industrial Estate,Umayanalloor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Kollam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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