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North of Kerala lies the
land, the legendary traveller Marco Polo described in A.D 1320 as "the
great province of Malabar".After the 13th century, Kozhikode grew in importance
as a port and as the capital of the Samoothiri kings or Zamorins, as they
were called by the Portugese. In fact some historians say, Calicut derives
it's name from the fortified palace ' koyil kotta ' built by a samoothiri
ruler.Calicut has also lent it's name to ' Calico ' - a fine hand woven
cloth said to have originated in this place.
commerce
Kozhikode is an important
trading centre for timber,tiles and shopping ground for the famous delicacy
- kozhikode Halwa. Beypore, 11 km away is a ship buiding centre
famous for it's country crafts called 'uru'. Telicherry and Sultan
Battery, 98 km away are important trading centres.
Landmarks
About 15 minutes drive from
the city centre is a place called 'Dolphin's Point' where one can
see dolphins playing in the sea, early in the morning. The Beach,
is about 2 km from the town centre. Located at East Hill, the Pazhassirajah
Museum, run by the state Archaeological Department, dispalys ancient
mural paintings, antique bronzes, old coins and megalithic monuments like
dolmunoid cysts and umbrella stones. (Timings- 10.A.M to .P.M, closed on
Mondays). Next door to the Museum, the Art Gallery contains paintings
of Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Raja varma. A commercial centre famous
for the ancient Kerala form of martial arts - Kalaripayattu , Badagara,
48 km away from Kozhikode is also the birth place of Tacholi Othenan. whose
heroic deeds are immortalised in the ballads of North Malabar.
Details
City Area - 30.61 sq km
Temperature (Mean Max. Mean
Min)
Summer :35.0 C - 22.5 deg
C
Winter : 32.0 CC - 22.0
deg C
Rainfall (Annual) - 254
cm
Clothing - Tropical
Season - September to May
Travel Info
Kozhikode Airport is at
Karipur, 23 km from the city centre. Train and Bus services link Kozhikode
to all major towns and cities in India.
Distances
Bangalore - 354 km
Kannur - 93 km
Kochi - 224 km
Guruvayoor - 129 km
Kanyakumari - 534 m
Kasargod - 208 km
Kottakkal - 48 km
Silent Valley - 138 km
Thekkady - 356 km
Thiruvananthapuram - 445
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