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Malappuram Travel Guide
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is situated on the Calicut - Madras road, 12 km. south - west of Manjeri and 52
km. south - west of Calicut. Malappuram is the head quarters of the district.
In earlier times, Malappuram was the head quarters of European and British troops
and later it became the head quarters of the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P). This
place has still the ruins of an ancient fort built by Tippu Sultan. Malappuram
was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the
Malabar Special Police (M.S.P)
Prior to 1947, the area covered by the
present district formed part of Kozhikode, Ernad, Valluvanad and Ponnani taluks
of the erstwhile Madras Presidency. However, large scale changes in the territorial
jurisdiction of this tract took place in 1957 and 1969. On 1st January 1957, Tirur
taluk was newly formed taking portions of Ernad and Ponnani taluks. Another portion
of Ponnani taluk was transferred to the newly formed Chavakkad taluk, while the
residuary portion was known as Ponnani taluk. Perinthalmanna was a new taluk formed
out of the erstwhile Valluvanad taluk. Of these, Ernad and Tirur continued under
Kozhikode district and Perinthalmanna as well as Ponnani under the Palakkad district.
The new district of Malappuram was formed with four taluks, Ernad, Perinthalmanna,
Tirur and Ponnani, four statutory towns, fourteen developmental blocks and ninetyfive
panchayats. Two more taluks namely Tirurangadi and Nilambur were formed later
by bifurcating Tirur and Ernad taluk.
At present Malappuram District
consists of 2 Revenue Divisions, 6 Taluks, 135 Villages, 14 blocks, 5 Muncipalities
and 100 panchayats.
BEACHES
» Padinharekara
Beach
Close to Ponnani and at the end point of the Tipu Sulthan road.
It offers a breath taking view of the confluence of the river Bharathapuzha and
Tirur puzha with the Arabian sea.
BACKWATERS
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Biyyam Kayal
Close to Ponnani, is a placed greenery fringed waterway
with a watersports facility recenlty set up by the D.T.P.C.
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Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Located 19kms from Kozhikode and 7kms
from Beypore port, the sanctuary which is spread over a cluster of islands covers
an area surrounded by hillocks where the Kadalundipuzha flows in to the Arabian
sea. Over a 100 varieties of native birds and over 60 varieties of migratory birds
flock here.
AYURVEDA
Kottakkal, 13kms from Malappuram,
is the premier centre for the traditional classical Indian medical system of Ayurveda
with a renowned private institution set up in 1900. It possess a large private
hospital, drugs producing centre, herbarium and even an Ayurvedic Medical College.
Patients even from several foreign countries come to this world renowned centre
of excellence in ayurveda for treatment.
Malappuram Travel Guide , Kerala
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