Aryad is one of the main panchayaths in Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district

Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...

 in the Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state of southern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is broken into two parts: Aryad North

Aryad North

Aryad North is at the northern part of Aryad panchayat of Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. Komalapuram is also in Aryad North....

 and Aryad South. Aryad South is nearer to the municipal area. Gurupuram is the main junction in Aryad. Subrahmanyapuram is the South boundary and Komalapuram

Komalapuram

Komalapuram is a census town in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is part of Aryad panchayat.-Demographics:At the 2001 India census, Komalapuram had a population of 43,281. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%...

 is the north boundary of Aryad Panchayath. Komalapuram

Komalapuram

Komalapuram is a census town in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is part of Aryad panchayat.-Demographics:At the 2001 India census, Komalapuram had a population of 43,281. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%...

 is in Aryad North

Aryad North

Aryad North is at the northern part of Aryad panchayat of Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. Komalapuram is also in Aryad North....

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A ancient, beautiful mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

 is situated here called the South Aryad Juma Masjid.