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Kozhikode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Muslims of Kozhikode District are known as Mappilas. The Kozhikode station of All India Radio was commissioned on 14th May 1950 and it has two transmitters, Kozhikode A of 10 Kilowatt power and Kozhikode B (Vividh Bharathi) of 1 kilowatt power. The multi cultural mix of Kozhikode ensures that Onam, Christmas and Id-ul-Fitr (the festivals of the Hindus, Christians and Muslims) are celebrated with equal pomp. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kozhikode   (1964 words)

Calicut is a port for the whole Indian sea, which God forbid any craft to cross these words of Athanaseus Nikiten, the Russian traveler way back in the 13th century echo even today the glory of the historical town that is 'Koyil' (palace)'Kodu' (fortifie The Kozhikode-Vythiri-Gudalur Road starts from Kozhikode city near the City Police Commissioner's Office and takes its course in a north-eastern direction and ends in Gudalur taluk in the Nilgiri district. The district has an intermediate port at Kozhikode (including Beypore) and a minor port at Vadakara. The port of Kozhikode, inclusive of Beypore, is 144.84kms. www.kozhikode.com /transport.htm   (643 words)

Rediff On The NeT: Constituency/ Kozhikode Muslims will decide Muraleedharan's future Though the LDF won all the seven assembly seats in Kozhikode district in the last assembly election, in the Lok Sabha poll, the voters have always alternated between the Congress and LDF candidates. Ibrahim is a native of Koothuparambu in the nearby Kannur district, but his business establishments are firmly rooted in Kozhikode. Kozhikode has remained a confusing and complex constituency for both the Congress and Left Democratic Front. www.rediff.com /election/1999/sep/08kozhi.htm   (842 words)

Kozhikode Travel,Kozhikode Hotels,Kozhikode Travel Agent,Kozhikode Tours,Kozhikode Travel Guide,Kozhikode Tour Packages,(Calicut),Kerala,India The district extends from latitude 11°15' N to 75°49' E. Basking in the idyllic setting of the serene Arabian Sea on the west and mesmeric peaks of the Wayanad hills on the east, this district has all the required ingredients to fascinate a tourist. About Kozhikode : Calicut, the most important city of Malabar region of Kerala, was a leading trading centre for spices on the West Coast of India during the medieval period. Location : Calicut or Kozhikode is situated in the south Indian state of Kerala on the southwest coast of the Arabian Sea. www.t2india.com /place-info.php?place=211-Kozhikode   (299 words)

Welcome to the ICFAI National College (INC) - a constituent of the ICFAI University, India There is not much known of the early history of Kozhikode except for some prehistoric rock-cut caves that have been found at many places of the district. Calicut or Kozhikode is situated in the South Indian State of Kerala on the Southwest Coast of the Arabian Sea. Interestingly, the name Kozhikode is derived from 'calico,' the fine variety of hand-woven cotton cloth said to have originated from this place. www.icfai.org /incat05/inccenter_Kozhikode.asp   (304 words)

gsb temple Kannur (Cannanore), the sea coast town in the northern Malabar area was for many centuries the capital of the Kolathiri Rajas, the rivals of the Zamorins of Kozhikode. Kannur has the Arabian sea in the west, the Western Ghats in the east, and the Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the south. Kannur district lies next to the northern most district Kasargod of Kerala state and considered to be the commercial town of Malabar area. www.gsbkerala.com /temple/kannur.htm   (1375 words)

Kozhikode District Website-TOPOGRAPHY Kozhikode district is situated on the south west coast of India. The highest maximum temperature recorded at Kozhikode was 39.4 During December to march, practically no rain is received and from October onwards the temperature gradually increase to reach the maximum in May, which is the hottest month of the year. kozhikode.nic.in /kzk/topograp.htm   (239 words)

Kannur district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and Kozhikode District to the south. Kannur District (Malayalam:കണ്ണൂര്‍) or Cannanore District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district is a major centre of Theyyam, a ritual dance of northern Kerala, and small shrines known as kavus associated with the Theyyam dot the district. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannur_district   (5547 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Malabar In its narrower application Malabar was the name of a district of India stretching about 145 miles along the west coast, south of Mangalore, in the general region of present-day Kerala. Its chief towns include Cannanore, Tellicheri, Calicut (Kozhikode), and Palghat. In its older, wider, and popular significance the Malabar Coast includes the whole southwest corner of India as far back as the ghaut line. www.newadvent.org /cathen/09558a.htm   (268 words)

www.ffkerala.net The district is bounded by Kasargod district in the north and Wayanad district, Kozhikode district and Mahe (Pondicherry UT) in the south. annur district, is flanked by the lofty western ghats in the east and Arabian sea in the west. Kannur district is industrially backward despite being rich in natural resources and other infrastructural faciities. www.ffkerala.net /kannurdist/kannur100_palces2.html   (753 words)

Cities in Kerala.Capital city of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram.Kochi commercial City of Kerala. Malappuram district is bounded by Kozhikode district in the north, the Nilgiris on the east, Arabian Sea on the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts on the south. The district is bound in the east by the Western Ghats, in the west by the Arabian Sea, in the north by the Kasaragode District and in the south by the Mahe region of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Kannur district is endowed with sufficient number of rivers. www.hotelskerala.net /kerala_cities.htm   (804 words)

Ethnologue report for India Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District. Gujarat, Dangs, and Valsad districts; Maharashtra, Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) District; Rajasthan. Uttaranchal, Uttarkashi district, Jadang and Nilang villages in Harsil subdivision in the gorges of the Jad Ganga. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

Ecologically Important Areas of Kerala Coast Kannur (11°40'-12°48'N and 74°52'-75°56'E), the northern most district of Kerala, is bounded on the north and east by Karnataka state, on the south by Mananthavadi taluk of Wayanad district, Badagara taluk of Kozhikode district, Mahe of Pondicherry Union Territory; and on the west by the Lakshadweep sea. Kannur district has a long coast(152km), which is about one fourth of the coastline in the state. In Kannur district total mangrove area had been estimated to be as 9.47km². www.annauniv.edu /iom/Kannur.htm   (197 words)

The people's leader Nayanar devoted boundless energy to the communist cause and rose in the Communist Party of India (CPI), becoming the Kannur taluk secretary in 1948 and the Kozhikode district secretary in 1955. Nayanar was one of the organisers of a protest rally at Morazha in Kannur district on September 15, 1940, in which a sub-inspector and a head constable belonging to a police party trying to disrupt the meeting were killed. Nayanar became known as a political organiser soon after he was put in charge of the workers of the Aaron Mill in Kannur district. www.flonnet.com /fl2112/stories/20040618002008900.htm   (2183 words)

The Hindu Business Line : Kannur district joins `deficient rain' list THE current lean phase of the northeast monsoon that extended through the week ending November 26 saw Kannur joining Kozhikode in the list of districts recording `deficient' rainfall during the two-month-long season beginning October 1. Mean minimum temperature during the three days ending November 26 varied between 20 deg C and 24 deg C in various districts. The position had been more or less comfortable in the southern districts, which house most of the State's hydel power generation centres. www.blonnet.com /2003/11/29/stories/2003112900351700.htm   (709 words)

Thiruvananthapuram District Units, Kerala, India, kvves.com Back] [Thiruvananthapuram] [Kollam] [Pattanamthitta] [Alappuzha] [Kottayam] [Idukki] [Ernakulam] [Thrissur] [Palakkad] [Malappuram] [Kozhikode] [Kannur] [Wayanad] [Kassarkod] www.kvves.com /units/unitrivandr.htm   (15 words)

Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy - Kannur District- Executive Committee Members Kollam] [Pattanamthitta] [Alappuzha] [Kottayam] [Idukki] [Ernakulam] [Thrissur] [Palakkad] [Malappuram] [Kozhikode] [Kannur] [Wayanad] [Kassarkod] Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy - Kannur District- Executive Committee Members www.kvves.com /units/unikannurex.htm   (43 words)

Kannur District - Units, Kerala, India, kvves.com Back] [Thiruvananthapuram] [Kollam] [Pattanamthitta] [Alappuzha] [Kottayam] [Idukki] [Ernakulam] [Thrissur] [Palakkad] [Malappuram] [Kozhikode] [Kannur] [Wayanad] [Kassarkod] Vyapara Bhavan, Bellards Road, Kannur - 670001, Ph: 0497 707223 www.kvves.com /units/uniKannur.htm   (25 words)

Kerala PWD- Tenders 2.Construction of Bridge at Mavilakkadavu across Kakkodipuzha in Kozhikode District Improvements to Rayareme-Moonamkunnu-Kundri Parapeyil road KM 0/0 to 8/200 in Kannur District Tenders are invited for execution of the following works in Kannu District. www.pwd.kerala.gov.in /tender.htm   (844 words)

:: NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper Kozhikode: Torrential rains, influenced by the south-west monsoon, continued to wreak havoc in northern districts of... New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd, India's largest private firm, has won an oil exploration block in East Timor, tak... www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=29545   (699 words)

India Districts Jamtara district was split from Dumka; Latehar district was split from Palamu; Seraikela district was split from West Singhbhum; and Simdega district was split from Gumla. Anuppur district was split from Shahdol; Ashoknagar district was split from Guna; Burhanpur district split from Khandwa (East Nimar). The other seven districts, which are still in Madhya Pradesh, were formed as follows: Barwani district split from West Nimar; Dindori district split from Mandla; Harda district split from Hoshangabad; Katni district split from Jabalpur; Neemuch district split from Mandsaur; Sheopur district split from Morena; and Umaria district split from Shahdol. www.statoids.com /yin.html   (1900 words)

India Districts Jamtara district was split from Dumka; Latehar district was split from Palamu; Seraikela district was split from West Singhbhum; and Simdega district was split from Gumla. The other seven districts, which are still in Madhya Pradesh, were formed as follows: Barwani district split from West Nimar; Dindori district split from Mandla; Harda district split from Hoshangabad; Katni district split from Jabalpur; Neemuch district split from Mandsaur; Sheopur district split from Morena; and Umaria district split from Shahdol. Anuppur district was split from Shahdol; Ashoknagar district was split from Guna; Burhanpur district split from Khandwa (East Nimar). www.statoids.com /yin.html   (1900 words)

India Districts Jamtara district was split from Dumka; Latehar district was split from Palamu; Seraikela district was split from West Singhbhum; and Simdega district was split from Gumla. Anuppur district was split from Shahdol; Ashoknagar district was split from Guna; Burhanpur district split from Khandwa (East Nimar). The other seven districts, which are still in Madhya Pradesh, were formed as follows: Barwani district split from West Nimar; Dindori district split from Mandla; Harda district split from Hoshangabad; Katni district split from Jabalpur; Neemuch district split from Mandsaur; Sheopur district split from Morena; and Umaria district split from Shahdol. www.statoids.com /yin.html   (1900 words)

Ethnologue report for India Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District. Gujarat, Dangs, and Valsad districts; Maharashtra, Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) District; Rajasthan. Kerala, Ernakulam, Palakkad, and Trichur districts; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, Tiruchchirappalli and Thanjavur districts. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (1900 words)

Ethnologue report for India Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District. Gujarat, Dangs, and Valsad districts; Maharashtra, Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) District; Rajasthan. Kerala, Ernakulam, Palakkad, and Trichur districts; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, Tiruchchirappalli and Thanjavur districts. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (1900 words)

Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter - Ethnotaxonomy of Dioscorea among the Kattunaikka people of Wayanad District, Kerala, India Wayanad district lies between north 11º27'and 15º58' and east 75º47' and 70º47' and 70º27' bounded on the east by Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) and Mysore district (Karnataka), on the south by Malapuram district and on the west by Kozhikode and Kannur districts of Kerala. The present study was carried out in a mountainous district called Wayanad located in the northeastern region of Kerala state, India (Figure 1). There are about 221 Kattunaikka settlements in all forest regions of the Wayanad district (Anon. www.ipgri.cgiar.org /pgrnewsletter/article.asp?id_article=4&id_issue=135   (4660 words)

Ethnologue report for India Kerala, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Koliam, Trivandrum districts, Neyyattinkara and Nedumangadu taluks; Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts, Tirunelveli District. Kerala, Ernakulam, Palakkad, and Trichur districts; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, Tiruchchirappalli and Thanjavur districts. Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh, Kheri, Sitapur, Lucknow, Unnao, Rae-Bareli, Bahraich, Bara-Banki, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Gonda, Faizabad, Allahabad districts; Delhi. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

Wayanad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wayanad District, in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1, 1980 as the 12th district, carved out of Kozhikode and Kannur districts. Wayanad district stands on the southern top of the Deccan plateau and its chief glory is the majestic Western ghats with lofty ridges interspersed with dense forest, tangled jungles and deep valleys, the terrain is rugged. Wayanad district stands first in the case of adivasi population (about 36%) among other districts in the state. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wayanad   (1166 words)

Wayanad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia When the state of Kerala came into being in 1956, Wayanad was a part of Cannannore district; later in 1957 south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district and north Wayanad remained with Cannannore district. By amalgamating the north Wayanad and south Wayanad, the present Wayanad district came into being on the 1st November 1980 comprising of three taluks; Vythiry, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery. Almost the entire Wayanad district is drained by Kabini and its three tributaries, the Panamaram, Mananthavady, and Kalindy rivers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wayanad   (1011 words)

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