Mathur Aqueduct or Mathur Hanging Trough, is an Aqueduct
in Southern India
, in Kanyakumari District
of Tamil Nadu
state. Built over the Pahrali River
(also called Parazhiyar), it takes its name from Mathur, a hamlet near the Aqueduct, which is at a distance of about 3 kilometres from Thiruvattar
town and about 60 km from Kanyakumari
, the southernmost town of India
. It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia and is also a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District
. The nearest railway station is Kullithurai Railway Station which is about 15 kilometres and the nearest airport is the Trivandrum International Airport which is about 70 kilometres.
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