
balabeg, lonan

balabeg enna perilulla ettu cheria sthalangal manushyante dveepil undu. cheria veedu ennartham varunna manxil ninnaan balabeg enna peru uruthirinjathu; aksharavinyasam vyathyasthamaanenkilum, ithu ekadesham engleesh perinu thulyamaanu.
dveepinte kizhakk laxie ulkkadalinu abhimukhamaayi lonan edavakayile balabeg kugraamathekkurichaanu eee lekhanam. kuranjathu 1643 muthal, furnus aabeyude udamasthathayilulla kottayile rushen maanoriyal rolil oru "balabegh" rekhappeduthappettathaanu eee othutheerppu. kadaltheerathu ninnu ekadesham 300 meter akaleyaan ithu.
thalasthaanamaaya daglasil ninnu 9 kilometer allengil ekadesham 6 mile akaleyum laxie graamathinu 2 kilometer thekkumaanu lonaanile ballabeg sthithi cheiyunnathu. kugramathil oru krishiyidavum orupidi veedukalum maathrame ulloo, ennaal 2005ll athinte shatabdi aakhoshicha cheria balabeg tram stoppum ivideyundu. 1894ll balabeg vazhi manks electric railway nirmmichappol oru purathana celtic keelum aduthulla shmashaanavum kandethi. keel killen (niravadhi aksharavyathyaasangalulla) ennariyappettirunna eee keel, kilkkillan ennu churukki, aduthulla stroven nii carlane/killain ennariyappedunna oru aruvikkum, kugramathile kilan enna veedinum athinte peru nalkunnu. keelinte oru adayaalavum innu nilanilkunnilla. moonnirattikalaayi kuzhichitta niravadhi lintal shavakudeerangal eee sthalathu ninnu kandethi. mrithadehangal purathedutthu neekkam cheythathayi vishwasikkappedunnu, athesamayam oru valia thadi kurish phalakavum neekkam cheythathinushesham varshangalolam eee sthalam adayaalappeduthi.
school house ennariyappedunna oru cheria velutha kudil ippozhum muun keelinte sthalathinaduthulla balabegil nilkkunnu. oru school house, mathaparamaya chaappal, saamoohika kudil ennivayaayi eee kettidam upayogichirunnu, avide pradeshavaasikal samgeetham alapikkaanum kathakal parayanum othukoodumaayirunnu. ithu nilavil oru warehouseayi upayogikkunnu.
pradhaanamaayum aadukale meyikkaan upayogikkunna kaarshikabhoomiyaanu ballabeginte bhooprakrithi. pakwathayullathum puthuthayi nattupidippichathumaaya vanapradeshangal (desheeyathalathil pradhanappetta oru paarakkettukalude vashathulla purathana ookku vanaa avashishtangal ulppede), gozhs, broogs (headlantukal), cheria doubs allengil kulangal ennivayundu. eiii2 dougless muthal ramse rooad vare eee vaasasthalathe randaayi vibhajikkunnu. manks electric railway settilmentiloode kadannupokukayum avide oru level crossing undu. raadu nii foilan deerghadoora pathayum baalabegiloode kadannupokunnu.
eee vaasasthalathinu nirddishta athirthikalonnumillengum thekk raadu ballagaone, kizhakk airish kadal (laxie bay), vadakku ballah chaanalile palli rooad, padinjaaru lonan palliyil ninnu raadu ballagavneyilekkulla pazhaya rooad ennivayaal chuttappettirikkunnu.
2018ll laxie ulkkadal oru samudra prakrithi samrakshana kendramaayi prakhyapikkappettu.

