Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram
E900433
Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram is a coastal suburb of Kerala’s capital city that is historically significant as a major hub of India’s space research and rocket launch activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal area
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neighbourhood ⓘ suburb ⓘ |
| administrativeBody | Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| coastlineFeature | Arabian Sea beach ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Thiruvananthapuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
government and research employment
ⓘ
services sector ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
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space research support services ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early launch site for ISRO’s sounding rockets ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
India’s early space research activities
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Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station NERFINISHED ⓘ sounding rocket launches ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ |
| latitudeCharacteristic | near the magnetic equator ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thiruvananthapuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea coast ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kochuveli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | VSSC campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | St Mary Magdalene Church, Thumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | conversion of a church into a space research facility in early ISRO history ⓘ |
| partOf | urban agglomeration of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| postalCountrySubdivision | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Kerala ⓘ |
| religionPresence |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | historically important for Indian space programme ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport | connected by road to Thiruvananthapuram city ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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