Kodungallūr

Worth seeing in and around Kodungallūr

10 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.

1. 01
   Cheraman Juma Masjid

   The Cheraman Juma Mosque is a mosque in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, in the state of Kerala, India. The mosque was built in 629 CE by Malik Bin Dinar though some scholars suggest a later construction date in the 14th–15th century.

   2.5 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram ) is a diocese located in the town of Kodungallur in the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India. On Saturday, 18 December 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Joseph Karikkassery, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly, as Bishop of Kottapuram.

   3.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fortaleza da São Tomé

   The Fortaleza da São Tomé, also known as Cranganore Fort or Kottapuram Fort, is situated in Kodungallur of Thrissur District in Kerala, India. It was of 18 feet in thickness and was made of laterite.

   4.6 km · Fort in Thrissur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Thiruvanchikulam Mahadeva Temple

   Thiruvanchikulam Siva Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the Chera period.

   2.9 km · 11th century Chera-era Shiva temple in Kodungallur, Kerala · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple

   Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple is a Shiva Temple, and is located at Kodungallur in Thrissur District of Kerala. The temple adjoins the Kodungallur Kovilakam Palace.

   1.9 km · Hindu temple in Kerala · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple

   Sree Kurumba Bhagavati Temple is a Hindu temple at Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kerala state, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, a form of Mahakali worshipped and significantly revered in Kerala.

   900 m · 8th to 11th century Chera dynasty Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Azhikode lighthouse

   Azhikode Lighthouse is situated about 8 km west of Kodungallur in Kerala. There was no lighthouse in the present location prior to this being inaugurated on 30 April 1982.

   5.3 km · Lighthouse in Keralam · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Raviswarapuram Siva Temple

   Raviswarapuram Siva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva at Kodungalloor of Thrissur District in Kerala state in India. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva in Raviswara form, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing East.

   1.3 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cheraman Parambu

   Cheraman Parambu is an archaeological site in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, Kerala. The site has been identified as the location of the medieval Chera royal palace in the capital city of Mahodayapuram-Kodungallur.

   3.7 km · Archaeological site in Thrissur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kodungallur Kovilakam

    Kodungallur Kovilakam is a palace of the royal family of the late medieval Kingdom of Kodungallur, in the modern-day Indian state of Kerala. Kodungallur was a feudal principality subordinate to the rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin from the later half of the eighteenth century until Indian independence.

    2.1 km · Palace in Thrissur district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Azhikode
2. 02
   Mohammed Abdul Rahman Sahib Museum

   Mohammed Abdul Rahman Sahib (1898–1945) was a freedom fighter and social reformer.

3. 03
   Sree Kurumba Bhagavathi Temple

   This temple at the center of this town attracts devotees from across the country.

4. 04
   Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple

   5:00 AM to 9:45 AM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

5. 05
   Cheraman Juma Masjid

   India's oldest mosque and world's 2nd mosque built in 629 AD soon after Medina Mosque in Saudi Arabia.

6. 06
   Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple

   It is celebrated as one of the 18 historic "Thali" temples of Kerala.

From Wikivoyage: Kodungallūr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

EAT Biriyani From Durbar

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Getting to Kodungallūr

Airports

Cochin (COK), 24 km · Calicut (CCJ), 104 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 128 km

• Calicut → Kodungallūr

  122 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · ₹870–1,090
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• Coimbatore → Kodungallūr

  120 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ₹980–1,220
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• Kannur → Kodungallūr

  203 km · quickest by road, 4h 56m · ₹1,570–1,960
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