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'''Alleppey''' is a city in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. It was the largest town in [[Travancore|Travancore State]] during the British period.
The development of [[Alleppey]] (now called Alappuzha), [[Travancore|Travancore State]], as a port commenced in 1762 mainly for the export of coir matting and yarn aided by the earlier construction of two canals<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Kesavadas#Contributions Wikipedia " Kesavadas - Development of Alupuzha Port"]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2017</ref>.
In the second half of the 19th century the harbour at Alleppey became the major port for [[Travancore|Travancore State]]. it was used for the export of timber from the State's forests, cardamom, pepper, coir and coconuts and the import of salt, rice and tobacco. A pier was built at some time in the late 19th century and the hand worked [[Alleppey Port Tramway]] linked the pier to the godowns <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry KL01 page ....</ref>.
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== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_250.gif Alleppey] Imperial Gazetteer
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