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'''Munambam''' is a suburb of Kochi, India at the north end of Vypeen Island, surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Periyar river on the east, and a mouth of the sea on the north. The main occupation of its inhabitants is fishing and related activities. It is also the mouth of the district major river Periyar which can be seen from the Munambam Muziris beach.
Munambam is famous in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts for the presence of a major government-owned fishing harbour in this region.<ref>{{Cite news |title=This Fishing Harbour Is One Of The Largest And Busiest In Kerala - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/india/this-fishing-harbour-is-one-of-the-largest-and-busiest-in-kerala-8587891.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223074100/https://www.news18.com/india/this-fishing-harbour-is-one-of-the-largest-and-busiest-in-kerala-8587891.html |archive-date=2025-02-23 |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=News18 |language=en-US}}</ref> Munambam also houses a private mini-fishing harbour.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Janal Team |date=January 11, 2024 |title=The Fishing Industry in Munambam |url=https://keralamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Fishing-Industry-in-Munambam.pdf |journal=JANAL archive}}</ref> Munambam and neighbouring villages have a large number of boat-making yards.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-02-02 |title=Boatyards in Munambam under scanner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Boatyards-in-Munambam-under-scanner/articleshow/50817066.cms |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Land Dispute == The village has been in the middle of a controversy since 2019. The Munambam land dispute centres on a 404-acre stretch along the Munambam coast in Ernakulam district, where around 600 Latin Catholic Christian and Hindu families have lived for generations. In 2019, the Waqf Board claimed ownership of the land, citing a Waqf deed dating back to 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-10 |title=Action to declare Munambam land as Waqf property bad in law: Kerala HC |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/action-to-declare-munambam-land-as-waqf-property-bad-in-law-kerala-hc-10299827/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The Kerala State Waqf Board asserted ownership over the property, which had been endowed as Waqf (an inalienable trust under Islamic law) to an educational institution in Kozhikode. Descendants of individuals who later bought the land from this institution face possible eviction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-04-04 |title=Munambam land dispute in Kerala: A comprehensive coverage |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/munambam-land-dispute-in-kerala-a-comprehensive-coverage/article69411442.ece |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
On October 10, 2025, a Division Bench ruled that the Waqf Board’s 2019 declaration identifying the land as waqf was “bad in law” and “palpably violative” of several provisions of the Waqf Acts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2025-10-11 |title=Kerala HC slams Waqf Board over Munambam land claim, calls it ‘land-grabbing tactic’ |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/kerala-hc-slams-waqf-board-over-munambam-land-claim-calls-it-land-grabbing-tactic |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *Ernakulam District *Vypin *North Paravur *Cherai
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==External links== {{commons category|Munambam}} *[http://www.munambambeach.com munambambeach Website] {{Ernakulam district}} Category:Villages in Ernakulam district Category:Beaches of Kerala
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