Kannur
Kannur, formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India.
Kannur, formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the major port city and commercial hub, Mangalore. It is the fifth largest city in Kerala. During British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District, the city was known as Cannanore. Kannur is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala. As of the 2011 census, Kannur Municipal Corporation, the local body which administers mainland area of city, had a population of 232,486.
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Worth seeing in and around Kannur
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01St. Angelo Fort
St. Angelo Fort is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km from Kannur, Kerala.
2.3 km · Fort in Kannur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Kannur
Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Kannur in the Ecclesiastical Province of Kozhikode in India by bifurcating the Diocese of Calicut on 9 December 1998. The diocese consists of the Latin Catholics of Malabar residing in the revenue districts of Kannur and Kasaragod.
2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 03Arakkal Museum
The Arakkal Museum is a museum dedicated to the Arakkal family, the only Muslim royal family in Kerala, India. The museum is actually a section of the Arakkalkettu.
1.9 km · Museum in Kannur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 04Kannur Lighthouse
The Kannur Lighthouse is located near the Payyambalam Beach, a few kilometers from Kannur town, in Kerala state, south India. It is adjacent to the Sea View Park and the Government Guest House.
4.3 km · lighthouse in India · Wikipedia - 05Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple
Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple, Bhadrakali Shrine located near Valapattanam river. The deity of the shrine is the fierce form of Bhadrakali.
5.9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 06Meenkunnu Beach
Azhikode is a census town and suburb of Kannur city in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Azhikode town is divided into Azhikode North and Azhikode South.
6.9 km · Beach in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 07Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Jawahar Municipal Stadium is a stadium in Kannur, India. It is mainly used for football matches.
300 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 08Kannur University
Kannur University is a multi-campus public university established in 1996 to provide development of higher education in Kasaragod, Kannur, and Mananthavady Taluk Of Wayanad districts of Kerala, India. It serves the region of North Malabar.
900 m · state public university in Kannur, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 09Oorpazhachi Kavu
Sree Oorpazhachi Kavu is a Hindu temple in the Edakkad grama panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state in southern India.
9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Arakkal Palace & Museum
Samples of pre-colonial art and architecture, Moplah Bay is nearby.
- 02Snake Park
Parassinikkadavu (18 km).
- 03Valapattanam
- 04Science Park
The science park is a small facility containing displays of scientific and technological topics meant for school students.
- 05Azhikode Chal Beach
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Things to do
- 01Birdwatching
Many exotic birds can be spotted at Madayippara near Pashayangadi, 24 km.
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Where to eat
Kannur follows all the traditional Kerala-Malabar food like rice, biriyanis, dosa, puttu, appam, idly, and seafoods. Stuffed mussels (Arikkadukka) are available with most of the local vendors. Acquaris Vegetarian, Near old bus stand (in the basement),. No parking facility. Bharath Vegetarian, Railway Station Rd (inside Abhilash Tourist Home).
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Getting to Kannur
- Airports
- Kannur (CNN), 20 km · Calicut (CCJ), 104 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 131 km
- Stations
- Kannur Railway Station, 500 m · Valapattanam railway station, 6.5 km · Kannur South railway station, 3.4 km · Chirakkal railway station, 4.2 km
- Calicut → Kannur83 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · ₹620–770
- Mangaluru → Kannur129 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · ₹930–1,160
- Coimbatore → Kannur200 km · quickest by road, 5h 31m · ₹1,740–2,180
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kannur
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kannur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAutorickshaws charge ₹30 for the first km and then ₹15 per km.
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Next door to Kannur
- Kannur districtdistrict of Kerala, India1.7 km
- Valapattanamcensus town in Kannur district, Kerala, India5.2 km
- Pappinisseri Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala, India8.7 km
- Thottadavillage in Kannur District, Kerala, India6.6 km
- Chirakkal, Kannurvillage in Kannur district, Kerala, India1.7 km
- Kanhirodehuman settlement9.8 km