ALLEPPEY, a seaport of south India, in the State of Travan core, 33m. south of Cochin, on a strip of coast between the sea and one of those backwaters that here form the chief means of inland communication. Pop. (1931) There is a lighthouse 85ft. high. Though the third town in the State in point of popu lation, Alleppey is the first in commercial and industrial impor tance. It commands a fine harbour, affording safe anchorage for the greater part of the year. It was opened to foreign trade towards the latter end of the 18th century. The exports include pepper, cardamoms, copra, coir, ginger and coco-nuts. There are several oil-mills.