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Kannur
Kannur (pronounced [kɐɳːuːr] ( listen)), formerly known in English as
Cannanore, Arabic as Kannanur,[4] and Portuguese as Kannur
Cananor,[5] is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of English: Cannanore
Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur Arabic: Kannanur
district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port Portuguese: Cananor
city & commercial hub Kochi & 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the
major port city & a commercial hub, Mangalore. During the period of Metropolis
British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar
District (Madras Presidency), the city was known as Cannanore.
Kannur is 6th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala.[5] As of 2011
census, Kannur Municipal Corporation, the local body which
administers mainland area of city, had a population of 232,486.[1][6]
Kannur was the headquarters of one of the four most important

dynasties on Malabar Coast namely Kolathunadu, along with the
Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Cochin, and Kingdom of Quilon. The
Arakkal kingdom had right over the city of Kannur and Laccadive
Islands in the late medieval period.[7] Kannur municipality was
formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865
(Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850)[8][9][10][11] of
the British Indian Empire, along with the municipalities of Thalassery,
Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Fort Kochi, making them the first modern
municipalities in the state. It was upgraded into a municipal
corporation in the year 2015.
Kannur Cantonment is the only Cantonment Board in the state of

Kerala.[12] Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala is the Asia's largest, and
the world's third-largest, naval academy.[13][14][15] Muzhappilangad
beach is the longest Drive-In Beach in Asia and is featured among the
Clockwise from top:
top 6 best beaches for driving in the world in BBC article for Mappila Bay, Muzhappilangad Beach, Ezhimala,
Autos.[16][17] During British rule, Kannur's chief importance laid in Indian Naval Academy, St. Angelo Fort, Kannur
producing Thalassery pepper. International Airport, Thalassery cuisine, Caltex
Junction (South Bazar)
Nickname(s): Land of looms and lores
Contents
History
Pre-history and Ancient era
Early Middle Ages
Era of European influences
Geography and climate
Climate Kannur
Civic administration
Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2020
Law and order
Economy
Demographics
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Education
Media
Kannur Cuisine
Transportation
Notable people
See also
References
External links
History
Pre-history and Ancient era
The earliest evidence of human

habitation in the region are rock- location in Kerala,India
cut caves and megalithic burial Show map of Kerala
sites of the Neolithic age. The Show map of India
Taliparamba-Kannur-Thalassery Show map of Asia
area abounds in rock-cut caves, Show map of Earth
Names, routes and locations of the
dolmens, burial stone circles and Show all
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st
menhirs, all of megalith. Kannur Coordinates: 11.8689°N 75.3555°E
century CE)
District was the seat of powerful Country India
kingdom based at Ezhimala in the State Kerala
Sangam period (1st-5th century Region North Malabar
CE). The ancient port of Naura, District Kannur
which is mentioned in the Periplus
Taluk Kannur
of the Erythraean Sea as a port
somewhere north of Muziris is Government
identified with Kannur.[18] Pliny • Type Municipal Corporation
the Elder (1st century CE) states • Body Kannur Municipal
that the port of Tyndis was located Corporation
at the northwestern border of • Mayor Adv. T. O. Mohanan
(Indian National
Keprobotos (Chera dynasty).[19]
Congress)
The region, which lies north of the
• District Shri T. V. Subhash IAS
port at Tyndis, was ruled by the Collector
kingdom of Ezhimala during • Commissioner Sri. R. Ilango IPS
Sangam period.[20] of Police(City)
• Superintendent Sri. Navneet Sharma IPS
According to the Periplus of the of Police(Rural)
Erythraean Sea, a region known • MLAs Kadannapalli
as Limyrike began at Naura and Ramachandran (Kannur)
Tyndis. However the Ptolemy and K. V. Sumesh
mentions only Tyndis as the (Azhikode)
Kannur Lighthouse
Limyrike's starting point. The Area[1][2]
region probably ended at • Metropolis 78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
Kanyakumari; it thus roughly • Metro 1,003 km2 (387 sq mi)
corresponds to the present-day Malabar Coast. The value of Rome's Area rank 5
annual trade with the region was estimated at around 50,000,000
Elevation 1.02 m (3.35 ft)
sesterces.[21] Pliny the Elder mentioned that Limyrike was prone by
pirates.[22] The Cosmas Indicopleustes mentioned that the Limyrike Population (2011)[1][2]
was a source of peppers.[23][24] • Metropolis 232,486
• Rank 6
• Density 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
The kingdom of Ezhimala had • Metro[3] 1,640,986

jurisdiction over two Nadus - The Demonym(s) Kannurkaran (Male)
coastal Poozhinadu and the hilly
eastern Karkanadu. According to Kannurkari (Female)
the works of Sangam literature,
Poozhinadu consisted much of the Kannurkar (Plural)
coastal belt between Mangalore Languages
and Kozhikode.[25] Karkanadu • Official Malayalam, English
consisted of Wayanad-Gudalur Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Payyambalam beach hilly region with parts of Kodagu
(Coorg).[26] It is said that Nannan, PIN 670001
the most renowned ruler of Telephone code 0497
Ezhimala dynasty, took refuge at ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Wayanad hills in 5th century CE Vehicle KL-13
registration
when he was lost to Cheras, just
before his execution in a battle, Sex ratio 1000:1090 ♂/♀
according to the Sangam works.[26] Literacy 96.23%
Lok Sabha Kannur
constituency
Early Middle Ages Niyamasabha Kannur&Azhikode
constituencies
According to Kerala Muslim Website www.kannur.nic.in (http://
tradition, Kannur along with www.kannur.nic.in)
surrounding Madayi and kannurcorporation
Dharmadom were home to three of .lsgkerala.gov.in (http://k
Kolattiri Raja's (The ruler of annurcorporation.lsgkeral
the oldest mosques in Indian
Kannur) minister Kuruppu's a.gov.in)
subcontinent. According to the
Arabic letter to Vasco da Gama
Legend of Cheraman Perumals, the
(1524)
first Indian mosque was built in 624 AD at Kodungallur with the mandate of the last
the ruler (the Cheraman Perumal) of Chera dynasty, who left from Dharmadom to
Mecca and converted to Islam during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (c. 570–
632).[27][28][29][30] According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad, the Masjids at Kodungallur, Kollam, Madayi, Barkur,
Mangalore, Kasaragod, Kannur, Dharmadam, Panthalayani, and Chaliyam, were built during the era of Malik Dinar,
and they are among the oldest Masjids in Indian subcontinent.[31] It is believed that Malik Dinar was died at
Thalangara in Kasaragod town.[32]
Ezhimala kingdom was succeeded by Mushika dynasty in the early medieval

period, most possibly due to the migration of Tuluva Brahmins from Tulu Nadu.
The Mushika-vamsha Mahakavya, written by Athula in the 11th century, throws
light on the recorded past of the Mushika Royal Family up until that point.[33]
The Indian anthropologist Ayinapalli Aiyappan states that a powerful and
warlike clan of the Bunt community of Tulu Nadu was called Kola Bari and the
Kolathiri Raja of Kolathunadu was a descendant of this clan.[34] The kingdom of
Kolathunadu, who were the descendants of Mushika dynasty, at the peak of its
Mappila Bay harbour at Ayikkara. power reportedly extended from Netravati River (Mangalore) in the north[33] to
On one side, there is St. Angelo Fort Korapuzha (Kozhikode) in the south with Arabian Sea on the west and Kodagu
(built in 1505) and on the other side hills on the eastern boundary, also including the isolated islands of Lakshadweep
is Arakkal palace. in the Arabian Sea.[25]
An Old Malayalam inscription (Ramanthali inscriptions), dated to 1075 CE,

mentioning king Kunda Alupa, the ruler of Alupa dynasty of Mangalore, can be found at Ezhimala near Kannur.[35]
The Arabic inscription on a copper slab within the Madayi Mosque in Kannur records its foundation year as 1124
CE.[36] In his book on travels (Il Milione), Marco Polo recounts his visit to the area in mid 1290s. Other visitors
included Faxian, the Buddhist pilgrim and Ibn Batuta, writer and historian of Tangiers. The Kolathunadu in the late
medieval period emerged into independent 10 principalities i.e., Kadathanadu (Vadakara), Randathara or Poyanad
(Dharmadom), Kottayam (Thalassery), Nileshwaram, Iruvazhinadu (Panoor, Kurumbranad etc., under separate
royal chieftains due to the outcome of internal dissensions.[37]

The Nileshwaram dynasty on the northernmost part
of Kolathiri dominion, were relatives to both Kolathunadu as well as the Zamorin of Calicut, in the early medieval
period.[38]
Kannur was an important trading center in the 12th century, with active business connections with Persia and
Arabia. The port at Kozhikode held the superior economic and political position in medieval Kerala coast, while
Kannur, Kollam, and Kochi, were commercially important secondary ports, where the traders from various parts of
the world would gather.[39]
Era of European influences
Kannur served as the East India Company military headquarters on India's west coast until 1887.[5] The modern
town is referred to as Kannur Town. Kannur, as a district and surrounding areas, were mostly ruled by the famous
Kolathiri Rajas. When the state of Kerala was formed the district took the name Kannur since the administrative
offices were established here. Before that, Kannur was the headquarters of Chirakkal taluk of Malabar District in the
Madras Presidency. During the period of Company rule in India, the East India Company preferred Madras and
Cochin as their major stations and Kannur started to lose its old glory. The people of Kannur are still waiting for
their old glory to get back and they feel they are being sidelined because the state administration is located the exact
opposite side of the state. Part of the original city of Kannur was under Kerala's only Muslim Royalty called the
Arakkal and this area is still known as city.
The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrived at Kappad Kozhikode in 1498 during the Age of Discovery, thus
opening a direct sea route from Europe to South Asia.[40] In 1501 a Portuguese factory was planted here by Pedro
Álvares Cabral, and in 1502 da Gama made a treaty with the Raja.[5] The St. Angelo Fort at Kannur was built in 1505
by Dom Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese Viceroy of India. The Dutch captured the fort from the
Portuguese in 1663. They modernized the fort and built the bastions Hollandia, Zeelandia, and Frieslandia that are
the major features of the present structure. The original Portuguese fort was pulled down later. A painting of this fort
and the fishing ferry behind it can be seen in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The Dutch sold the fort to king Ali Raja
of Arakkal in 1772.
During the 17th century, Kannur was the capital city of the only Muslim Sultanate in Kerala, known as Arakkal, who
also ruled the Laccadive Islands in addition to the city of Kannur.[41] Arakkal Kingdom and Chirakkal kingdom were
two vassal kingdoms based in the city of Kannur. The island of Dharmadom near Kannur, along with Thalassery, was
ceded to the East India Company as early as 1734, which were claimed by all of the Kolattu Rajas, Kottayam Rajas,
Mannanar[42] and Arakkal Bibi in the late medieval period, where the British initiated a factory and English
settlement following the cession.[43][37] Then the East India Company captured the fort Kannur in 1790 and used it
as one of their major military stations on the Malabar Coast. During the period of British colonial rule, Kannur was
part of the Madras province in the Malabar District.
In 1761, the British captured Mahé, and the settlement was handed over to the ruler of Kadathanadu.[44] The British
restored Mahé to the French as a part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris.[44] In 1779, the Anglo-French war broke out,
resulting in the French loss of Mahé.[44] In 1783, the British agreed to restore to the French their settlements in
India, and Mahé was handed over to the French in 1785.[44]
Initially the British had to suffer local resistance against their rule under the leadership of Kerala Varma Pazhassi
Raja, who had popular support in Thalassery-Wayanad region.[18] The guerrilla war launched by Pazhassi Raja, the
ruler of Kottayam province, against the East India Company had a huge impact on the history of Kannur. Changes in
the socio-economic and political sectors in Kerala during the initial decades of the 20th century created conditions
congenial for the growth of the Communist Party. Extension of English education initiated by Christian missionaries
in 1906 and later carried forward by government, rebellion for wearing a cloth to cover upper parts of body,
installing an idol at Aruvippuram in 1888, Malayali Memorial in 1891, establishment of SNDP Yogam in 1903,
activities, struggles etc. became factors helpful to accelerate changes in Kerala society during a short time. These
movements eventually coalesced into the Indian independence movement.
Very soon, ideas about socialism and Soviet Revolution reached Kerala. Such ideas got propagated in Kerala through
the works of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai, Sahodaran Ayyappan, P. Kesavadev and others. By the
beginning of the 1930s, some other useful developments were taking place. Important among them was Nivarthana
Agitation in Travancore. That was the demand of people suppressed so far as untouchables and weaker sections for
participation in government. This brought to the forefront struggles like proportional representation in government
and reservation of jobs. This imparted a new enthusiasm among oppressed masses.[45]
Cannonore fort & Bay'; a A portrait of

watercolor by John Kannur drawn in
Johnston, c.1795-1801 1572, from
Georg Braun and
Frans
Hogenberg's
atlas Civitates
orbis terrarum,
Volume I
Geography and climate

Kannur has an elevation of 1.02 metres or 3.3
feet along the coast of the Laccadive Sea, with
a sandy coastal area. The city has an 8
kilometres (5.0 mi)-long seashore and a 3
kilometres (1.9 mi)-long beach at
Payyambalam. Kannur is located north of
Kozhikode, south of Kasargod and
Vayalapra Lake near Madayi
Mangalore, west of the Western Ghat regions
Muzhappilangad Beach, the longest of Kodagu and Wayanad, and east of the
Drive-in Beach in Asia, is located in Laccadive Sea. Mappila Bay harbour at
Kannur Ayikkara. On one side, there is St. Angelo Fort (built in 1505) and on the other
side is Arakkal palace. Muzhappilangad Beach, the longest Drive-in Beach in
Asia, is located in Kannur. Vayalapra Lake is near Madayi.
Climate
Kannur experiences a very wet tropical monsoon climate (Am under the Köppen climate classification.) In the
months of April and May, the average daily maximum temperature is about 35 °C (95 °F). Temperatures are
moderate in December and January: about 24 °C or 75.2 °F. Like other areas on the Malabar Coast, this city receives
heavy rainfall during the Southwest monsoon. The annual average rainfall is 3,438 millimetres or 135 inches, around
68 percent of which is received in summer.[46]
Climate data for Kannur (1981–2010, extremes 1978–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record 36.7
37.6
38.5
38.3
37.7
36.8
33.0
33.2
34.0
35.0
37.0
35.8
38.5
high °C (°F) (98.1) (99.7) (101.3) (100.9) (99.9) (98.2) (91.4) (91.8) (93.2) (95.0) (98.6) (96.4) (101.3)
Average 33.1
33.6
34.2
34.4
33.5
30.1
29.2
29.4
30.4
31.2
32.4
32.9
32.0
high °C (°F) (91.6) (92.5) (93.6) (93.9) (92.3) (86.2) (84.6) (84.9) (86.7) (88.2) (90.3) (91.2) (89.6)
Average 21.5
22.4
24.2
25.6
25.3
23.6
23.1
23.1
23.3
23.4
23.0
21.9
23.4
low °C (°F) (70.7) (72.3) (75.6) (78.1) (77.5) (74.5) (73.6) (73.6) (73.9) (74.1) (73.4) (71.4) (74.1)
Record low 16.4

17.8
19.0
21.7
20.0
20.6
20.4
20.7
20.9
19.4
17.8
16.1
16.1
°C (°F) (61.5) (64.0) (66.2) (71.1) (68.0) (69.1) (68.7) (69.3) (69.6) (66.9) (64.0) (61.0) (61.0)
Average
0.7
0.6
23.8
52.9
229.4
995.2
830.5
541.2
230.3
270.1
117.3
28.1
3,320.1
rainfall mm
(0.03) (0.02) (0.94) (2.08) (9.03) (39.18) (32.70) (21.31) (9.07) (10.63) (4.62) (1.11) (130.72)
(inches)
Average
0.2 0.1 0.8 2.8 7.7 23.7 25.5 21.8 11.2 11.2 4.9 1.1 111
rainy days
Average
relative
humidity 63 64 66 67 71 84 86 84 81 78 73 65 73
(%)
(at 17:30 IST)
Source: India Meteorological Department[47][48]
Civic administration
Kannur municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras
Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850)[8][9][10][11]
of the British Indian Empire, along with the municipalities of Thalassery,
Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Fort Kochi, making them the first modern
municipalities in the state. It was upgraded into a Municipal Corporation in the
year 2015.[49]
The city is administered by the Kannur Municipal Corporation, headed by a

mayor. The corporation is headed by a Mayor and council, and manages Skyline of Kannur city
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78.35 km of Kannur city, with a population of about 232,486 within that
area.[50][51] For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 55 wards, from
which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. Kannur Municipal Corporation is divided
into six zones: Kannur town, Pallikunnu, Puzhathi, Edakkad, Elayavoor, and Chelora.[49]
Kannur Municipal Corporation
Mayor Adv. T. O. Mohanan[52]
Deputy Mayor K. Shabeena[53]
Secretary D. Saju[54]
Member of Parliament K. Sudhakaran[55]
District Collector T. V. Subhash IAS[56]
City Police Commissioner R. Ilango IPS[57]
Kannur Corporation is the fifth City Corporation in Kerala after the creation of the state. Established in 2015,
Kannur Corporation's first mayor was E. P. Latha.[58] Kannur corporation has two assembly constituencies –
Kannur and Azhikode – both of which are part of Kannur parliamentary constituency.

Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2020[59]

S.No. Party Name Party symbol Number of Councillors
01 UDF 34
02 LDF 19
03 BJP 01
04 Independents 01
Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2015[60]

S.No. Party Name Party symbol Number of Councillors
01 UDF 27
02 LDF 27
03 Independents 01
Law and order
The Kannur City Police is headed by a commissioner, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. The city is divided into
some zones each under a circle officer. Apart from regular law and order, the city police comprise the traffic police,
bomb squad, dog squad, fingerprint bureau, women's cell, juvenile wing, narcotics cell, riot force, armed reserve
camps, district crime records bureau and a women's station.[61] It operates several police stations functioning under
the Home Ministry of Government of Kerala.
Economy
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India,[62] Kannur city has a population of 232,486.[1][49][2][3] Males constitute
46.2% of the population and females 53.8%. Kannur has an average literacy rate of 96.23%, higher than the national
average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 98% and female literacy is 94%. In Kannur, 12% of the population is under six
years of age.
The Anglo-Indian community in Kannur live mainly in the Kannur Cantonment of Burnacherry and its surrounding
areas of Thillery, No.3 Bazaar and Camp Bazaar. Malayalam is the administrative and local language.
Education
Indian Naval Academy is situated in Ezhimala,

Kannur. Naval cadets are trained here in 2500
acres vast campus. Kannur District has five
Kendriya Vidyalaya at Kannur, Keltron Nagar,
Payyanur, Ezhimala, and Thalassery,
Peringome.
Kannur University was established by Act 22 of

1996 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The
The Kannur University
university by the name "Malabar University"
had come into existence earlier by the
promulgation of an ordinance by the governor of
Kerala, on 9 November 1995. The university was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by A. Religions in Kannur City
K. Antony, the Chief Minister of Kerala. The objective of the Kannur University Act (2011)
1996 was to establish in the state of Kerala a teaching, residential and affiliating
university so as to provide for the development of higher education in Kasargod and source: Kannur City Census
Kannur revenue districts and the Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad district. Kannur 2011 data (http://www.censusind
University is a multi-campus university. ia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW
32C-01%20MDDS.XLS)
Government Brennen College, the first college in Kannur, established in the year
1862, provide education to more than 2500 students. Government College of Hindus (56.3%)
Engineering, Kannur was established in 1986 near Dharmasala, Kannur as a center Muslim (37.9%)
for imparting engineering education in northern Kerala.[63] The college is among Christian (5.0%)
the top ten engineering colleges of the state, providing higher studies in the field of Other (0.8%)
technical education.
The Government Medical College, Kannur

was established in 1993 at Pariyaram to serve
Kannur city and surroundings. The thirteenth
National Institute of Fashion Technology
(NIFT) Campus is located at Dharmashala,
Kannur 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kannur City.
Media
Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala,
Government Medical College, Many local cable television channels are Kannur, is the largest naval
Kannur academy in Asia
available in Kannur. The most popular cable
channels are City Channel, City Gold, City
Juke, Network Channels, Zeal Network,
Kannur Vision, World Vision, Worldvision Music, Chakkarakkal, Gramika channel Koothuparamba and Kannurone
All India Radio is broadcast in Kannur at 101.5 MHz.

Private FM radio stations in Kannur include: Radio Mango
91.9 (Malayala Manorama Co Ltd), Club FM 94.3 (Mathrubhumi Printing And Publishing Co Ltd), Red FM 93.5
(Sun Network) and Best FM 95.0 (Asianet Communications Ltd)
A number of newspapers are published from Kannur, including the Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi,
Madhyamam, Deshabhimani, Deepika, Rashtra Deepika, Chandrika, Kerala Kaumudi, Mangalam, Janmabhumi,
Veekshanam, Thejas, Siraj, Suprabhaatham, Janayugom and The New Indian Express.
Kannur Cuisine
Statue of Albert Einstein at the

Science Park, Kannur
Pathiri, a pancake made Kallummakkaya Halwas are popular in

of rice flour, is one of the nirachathu or Kannur and Thalassery
common breakfast arikkadukka (mussels
stuffed with rice) Thalassery biryani with
dishes in Kannur
raita
The Kannur cuisine depicts it culture and heritage. It is famous for Malabar biriyani. The city of is also famous for
Haluva called as Sweet Meat by Europeans due to the texture of the sweet. Another speciality is banana chips, which
are made crisp and wafer-thin. Other popular dishes include seafood preparations (prawns, mussels, mackerel) .
Vegetarian fare includes the sadya.
Kannur cuisine is a blend of traditional Kerala, Persian, Yemenese and Arab food culture.[64] This confluence of
culinary cultures is best seen in the preparation of most dishes.[64] Kallummakkaya (mussels) curry, irachi puttu
(irachi meaning meat), parottas (soft flatbread),[64] Pathiri (a type of rice pancake)[64] and ghee rice are some of the
other specialties. The characteristic use of spices is the hallmark of Kannur cuisine—black pepper, cardamom and
clove are used profusely.
The Kerala version of biryani, popularly known as kuzhi mandi in Malayalam is another popular item, which has an
influence from Yemen. Various varieties of biriyanis like Thalassery biriyani, and Kannur biriyani,[65] are prepared
here.[64]
The snacks include unnakkaya (deep-fried, boiled ripe banana paste covering a mixture of cashew, raisins and
sugar),[66] pazham nirachathu (ripe banana filled with coconut grating, molasses or sugar),[66] muttamala made of
eggs,[64] chatti pathiri, a dessert made of flour, like a baked, layered chapati with rich filling, arikkadukka,[67] and
more.[64]
Transportation
Kannur has a good road network connecting to Mangalore, Bangalore, Mysore, Kodagu and Cochin. The railway
station is also well connected to all parts of India. The Kannur International Airport which is about 26 km from the
city began operations on 9 December and is the fourth international airport in the state. Other nearby airports are at
Calicut, Mysore and Mangalore.

Kannur is on
National Highway 66 or NH 66 (formerly
National Highway 17) between Kozhikode
and Mangalore. This highway is scheduled to
be expanded to four lanes. A bypass for
Kannur city is proposed under the NH
widening project.
Kannur is connected to
Kodagu, Mysore and Bangalore in Karnataka
Fishing boats at Matool Azheekkal by the Kannur-Coorg-Mysore Highway. This Kannur International Airport serves
highway is upgraded to National Highway in the city of Kannur
2017.
Kannur railway station is one of the major stations of the Southern Railway zone,
under the jurisdiction of the Palakkad. All trains including the
Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Kochuveli Garib Rath stop at
Kannur. Six daily trains and around 15 weekly or bi-weekly trains connect
Kannur to the capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kannur is well connected through
rail with Mangalore and Kozhikode.[68][69]
Kannur South railway station and
Edakkad railway stations are located under Kannur Corporation limits. Chirakkal
railway station is located north of the city. Only passenger trains halt at these
three stations.
Kannur railway station
Kannur International Airport in Mattanur inaugurated on 9 December 2018. It is
the fourth international airport in Kerala. The airport has a 4,000 metres
(13,000 ft) runway[70] (the longest in the State) and state of the art passenger terminal as well other amenities. It is
well connected by a comprehensive network of roads and a proposal for railway line has also been mooted. In the
2016–17 Union Railway budget, ₹400 crore (US$53 million) were dedicated for under Extra Budgetary Resource
(EBR) in which a part of the bill will be borne by the State Government towards the railway line.
Notable people
Literature: Sukumar Azhikode, Oyyarathu Chandu Menon, Cherusseri Namboothiri, N. Prabhakaran, T.
Padmanabhan, T. K. D. Muzhappilangad
Sports: Jimmy George, V. P. Sathyan, Denson Devadas, C. K. Vineeth, Sahal Abdul Samad, Tintu Luka,
Chundangapoyil Rizwan
Political leaders: M. V. Raghavan, Pinarayi Vijayan, K. Karunakaran, E. K. Nayanar, K.
K. Shailaja, E. Ahamed, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, E. P. Jayarajan, Kadannappalli Ramachandran, K. Sudhakaran
Actors: Sreenivasan, M. N. Nambiar, Malavika Mohanan, Samvrutha Sunil, Mamta Mohandas, Jishnu Raghavan,
Vineeth, Vineeth Kumar, Deepak Parambol, Sanusha, Sanoop Santhosh, Nikhila Vimal, Nivetha Thomas, Sreekala
Sasidharan, Sneha Paliyeri, Anju Aravind, Athmiya Rajan, Sruthi Lakshmi, Parvathy Nambiar, Ganapathi S Poduval,
Madonna Sebastian, Sana Khan, Santhosh Keezhattoor
Filmmakers: Bejoy Nambiar, Salim Ahamed, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan
Music (Composers):Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Kannur Rajan, Deepak Dev, Ifthi, Shaan Rahman,
Sushin Shyam, Sayanora Philip
Music (Playback singers): Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman, Sushin Shyam, Sayanora Philip, Arun Alat
Cinematographer: K. U. Mohanan
Dancer: Shamna Kasim
See also
Kannur North
Kannur South
Kannur East
Places of worship in Kannur district
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Coordinates: 11.8689°N 75.3555°E

Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur Arabic: Kannanur

Kannur was the headquarters of one of the four most important

Kannur Cantonment is the only Cantonment Board in the state of

Pre-history and Ancient era

The earliest evidence of human

The kingdom of Ezhimala had • Metro[3] 1,640,986

Ezhimala kingdom was succeeded by Mushika dynasty in the early medieval

An Old Malayalam inscription (Ramanthali inscriptions), dated to 1075 CE,

royal chieftains due to the outcome of internal dissensions.[37]

Era of European influences

Cannonore fort & Bay'; a A portrait of

Geography and climate

Climate data for Kannur (1981–2010, extremes 1978–2012)

Record low 16.4

Source: India Meteorological Department[47][48]

The city is administered by the Kannur Municipal Corporation, headed by a

Kannur Municipal Corporation

Mayor Adv. T. O. Mohanan[52]

Deputy Mayor K. Shabeena[53]

Member of Parliament K. Sudhakaran[55]

District Collector T. V. Subhash IAS[56]

City Police Commissioner R. Ilango IPS[57]

Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2020

Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2020[59]

Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2015

Kannur Municipal Corporation Election 2015[60]

Law and order

Indian Naval Academy is situated in Ezhimala,

Kannur University was established by Act 22 of

The Government Medical College, Kannur

All India Radio is broadcast in Kannur at 101.5 MHz.

Statue of Albert Einstein at the

Pathiri, a pancake made Kallummakkaya Halwas are popular in

Calicut, Mysore and Mangalore.

Filmmakers: Bejoy Nambiar, Salim Ahamed, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan

Dancer: Shamna Kasim

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