Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram (/ˌtɪruːvəˌnʌntəˈpʊərəm/ TIRR-oo-və-NUN-təp-OOR-əm; Malayalam: [t̪iɾuʋɐnɐn̪d̪ɐpuɾɐm] ), formerly known as Trivandrum,[10] is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and most populous city in Kerala[11] and it is also a major port city. Thiruvananthapuram is where Asia's first space university, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology[12] located, and India's first IT park, Technopark Thiruvananthapuram is in Thiruvananthapuram. The city also includes India’s first deep-water trans-shipment port, the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram,[13] as well as the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, known as the richest temple in the world.