Malabar District
Malabar District, or Malabar, also known as British Malabar was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), Madras Presidency (1800–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in India.
Malabar District, or Malabar, also known as British Malabar was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), Madras Presidency (1800–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in India. It was the most populous and the third-largest district in the erstwhile Madras State. It was sub-divided into two divisions South Malabar and North Malabar, the historic town of Kozhikode of South Malabar region was the administrative headquarters of this district.
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Worth seeing in and around Malabar District
4 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.
- 01Madayi Palli
The Madayi Mosque, also known as the Matayi Palli, and as the Pazhayangadi Mosque or as the Malik ibn Dinar Mosque, Madayi, is a Shāfiʿī Sunni mosque, located at Pazhayangadi in the Kannur district in northern Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest mosques in Kerala, with local legends dating the mosque from 518 AH.
1.6 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 02Madayi Kavu
Thiruvarkadu Bhagavathi Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Bhadrakali in Kerala.
2.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 03Tahir Mosque
The Tahir Mosque is an Ahmadiyya mosque located in Payangadi, in the Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India. The foundation stone was laid in July 1919 by Hadhrat Maulana Gulam Rasool Rajeki sahib.
1.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 04Madai Vadukunda Shiva Temple
The Madai Vadukunda Shiva temple is a Hindu temple located in Madai.It is believed to have been constructed by "Kolathiri" Kings during Middle Ages on a plateau land generally known now as "Madai Para". This is located 22 km north of Kannur, the Headquarters Town.
2.9 km · A Hindu temple in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Malabar District
- Airports
- Kannur (CNN), 32 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 113 km · Calicut (CCJ), 123 km
- Stations
- Pazhayangadi railway station, 1.7 km
- Mangaluru → Malabar District51 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · ₹410–510
- Calicut → Malabar District16 km · quickest by road, 46 min · ₹150–185
- Coimbatore → Malabar District55 km · quickest by road, 2h · ₹570–720
- 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 Malabar District
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 Malabar District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAutorickshaws are very cheap at ₹15 per km.
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Next door to Malabar District
- Kalliasserivillage in Kannur District, Kerala, India2.4 km
- Cherukunnuvillage in Kannur District, Kerala, India2.9 km
- Madayi Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala, India2.9 km
- Pazhayangaditown in Kannur district, Kerala, India1.3 km
- Aduthilavillage in Kannur District, Kerala, India3.6 km
- Ezhome Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala, India2.9 km