Koyilandy
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Koyilandy is a municipality and a taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Kozhikode district, between Kozhikode and
Kadaloor Point lighthouse, Koyilandy
The picturesque beach at Kappad is just 3 km away from Koyilandy.
Halwas are popular sweets in Koyilandy
Zamorin
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The Samoothiri was the title of the erstwhile ruler and monarch of the Calicut kingdom in the South Malabar region of India. Originating from the former feudal kingdom of Nediyiruppu Swaroopam, the Sa
Koyilandy
…from Pandalayani Kollam. Initially, Koyilandy was an important port town of Kolathunadu (Kingdom of Kannur) in the early medieval period. Later the Zamorin of Calicut annexed the port town to establish supremacy over the North Malabar region. The Kollam Raja of Payanad had made his capital at Pandalayani…
The Zamorin of Calicut (1495–1500) on his throne as painted by Veloso Salgado in 1898
Thali Temple (1901), Calicut
Thali Temple, present day, Kozhikode
A panorama of port Calicut, shows several types of ships, shipbuilding, net fishing, dinghy traffic and a rugged, sparsely populated interior (Georg Braun and Franz Hogenbergs atlas Civitates orbis terrarum, 1572).