North Malabar
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North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala's present day Kasaragod and Kannur districts, Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad district, the taluks of Vata
Ezhimala was once the headquarters of a powerful ancient kingdom.
Ananthapadmanabhaswamy temple at Ananthapura, Kumbla
A portrait of Kannur drawn in 1572, from Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's atlas Civitates orbis terrarum, Volume I
Kolattiri Raja's (the ruler of Kannur) minister Kuruppu's Arabic letter to Vasco da Gama (1524)
Malabar Muslims
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Malabar Muslims or Muslim Mappilas are members of the Muslim community found predominantly in Kerala state and the Lakshadweep islands in Southern India. The term Mappila is used to describe Malabar M
Cheraman Juma Masjid, the first mosque built by Malabar Muslims
Quilon Syrian Copper Plate (c. 883 AD)
Early Arab settlements in Kerala up to 1496