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Nature Attractions In Kozhikode

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Kozhikode , or Calicut, is a city in Kerala, India and the headquarters of the Kozhikode district. The Kozhikode metropolitan area is the second largest urban agglomeration in Kerala with a population of 2 million as of 2011. The city lies about 275 km south west of Bangalore, 235 km south of Mangalore and 525 km northwest of Chennai. During classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikode was dubbed the City of Spices for its role as the major trading point of Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris in the Middle Ages and later of the erstwhile Malabar District under British rule. Arab merchants traded wi...
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  • 1. Kozhikode Beach Kozhikode
    Kozhikode , or Calicut, is a city in Kerala, India and the headquarters of the Kozhikode district. The Kozhikode metropolitan area is the second largest urban agglomeration in Kerala with a population of 2 million as of 2011. The city lies about 275 km south west of Bangalore, 235 km south of Mangalore and 525 km northwest of Chennai. During classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikode was dubbed the City of Spices for its role as the major trading point of Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris in the Middle Ages and later of the erstwhile Malabar District under British rule. Arab merchants traded with the region as early as 7th century, and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed at Kozhikode on 20 May 1498, thus opening a trade route ...
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  • 2. Beypore Beach Kozhikode
    Beypore or Beypur is an ancient port town and a locality town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, named the town Sultan Pattanam. There is a marina and a beach while Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala, which historically traded with the Middle East. Beypore is noted for building wooden ships, known as dhows or urus in the Malayalam language. These ships were usually bought by Arab merchants for trading and fishing but are now used as tourist ships. According to Captain Iwata, founder member of the Association of Sumerian ships in Japan, Sumerian ships might have been built in Beypore. There is evidence to prove that Beypore had direct trade links with Mesopotamia and was ...
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  • 3. Thusharagiri Waterfalls Kozhikode
    Thusharigiri Falls is a waterfall located in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala, India.
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  • 6. Payyoli Beach Kozhikode
    Payyoli is a Municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athlete PT Usha. It is town in between Quilandy taluk, Kozhikode District.
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  • 7. Thangassery Beach Kozhikode
    Tangasseri or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kollam city, Kerala, India.
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  • 8. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kozhikode
    The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary lies in the Malappuram District of the state of Kerala in India. It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea. The Sanctuary hill is around 200 m above sea level. It is 29 km from Tirur Town centre and 19 km from Kozhikode city centre. The nearest airport is Karipur International Airport, Malappuram.
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  • 12. Arippara Waterfalls Kozhikode
    Aripara Falls is a tourist spot in Anakkampoyil near Thiruvambady Town in Kozhikode district, Kerala. It is located on the Thiruvambady - Anakkampoyil route, 15 km from Thiruvambadi. The waterfall is a tributary of Iruvanjippuzha. There is a proposal for implementing a hydro power project on the Aripara waterfall.
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  • 13. Mananchira Square Kozhikode
    Mananchira is a man-made freshwater pond situated in the centre of the city of Kozhikode in Kerala, southern India. The pond is 3.49 acres in area, is rectangular in shape and is fed by a natural spring.
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  • 14. Kallai River Kozhikode
    Kallayi is one of the rivers in Kerala, India. It originates in Cherikkulathur in the Western Ghats, at an altitude of 45 metres and is 40 km long. It is linked to the Chaliyar by a man-made canal on the south side of the small timber village of Kallayi lying on its banks. The Kallayi was known for its timber businesses, but now many of these have been closed down.Its basin is located in the Kozhikode district.
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  • 15. Canolly Canal Kozhikode
    Conolly Canal, sometimes spelled Canoly Canal, is the part of the West coast canal network of Kerala and runs through the Kozhikode city. It was constructed in the year 1848 under the orders of then collector of Malabar, H.V. Conolly. The Canoly Canal is 11.4 km long and connects the Korapuzha river in the north and the Kallai River in the south. The width of the canal varies between 6 and 20 metres , and the water depth during the monsoon ranges between 0.5 and 2 metres . The sides of most of the canal are lined with dimension stone, but at some locations the lining has collapsed. In a number of places along the canal, trees and bushes and water plants have grown, causing the water flow in the middle stretch of the canal to become weaker.The Canoly Canal Development Samithi in Kozhikode h...
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