Islam arrived in Kerala, the Malayalam-speaking region in the south-western tip of India, through Middle Eastern merchants. The Indian coast has an ancient relation with West Asia and the Middle East,
Muslim women of Kerala (1901)
Silk Road trade routes. The spice trade was mainly by water (blue).
The earliest major epigraphic evidence of Muslim merchants in Kerala is the Quilon Syrian copper plates (9th century AD)
Pathiri, a pancake made of rice flour, is one of the common breakfast dishes in Malabar
Thalassery is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population o
Clockwise from top: statue of Hermann Gundert, Kalaripayattu, Muzhappilangad Beach, Tellicherry Fort, Theyyam, Thalassery spice market, a cannon inside St. Angelo Fort, Thalassery Pier
Tellicherry pepper is a black pepper variety. This is a product of Terre Exotique, France.
Watercolour painting of Tellicherry
Aerial view of Tellicherry coast