Cardamom Hills 豆寇丘陵
Not to be confused with Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia. For other uses, see Cardamom (disambiguation)
Kerala Tamil Nadu, South India
The Cardamom Hills (Malayalam: ഏലമല, Tamil:ஏலக்காய் மலை) southern hills of India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu in South India. Their name comes from the cardamom spice grown in much of the hills' cool elevation, which also supports pepper and coffee. The Western Ghats, Periyar Sub-Cluster including the Cardamom Hills, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.