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Valenchery
Valenchery is a small town in Morayur Gram panchayat in Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Valenchery is divided into four Areas, they are Village Road, Colony Road, Madrasa Road and Hilltop Area.Four Wards from Morayur Panchayath partly belongs to Valenchery (Keezhmuri-04, Parakkal-12, Valenchery-13, Thiruvaliparamba-14). Nearest places are Valluvambram Junction, Mongam, Morayur, Arimbra and Pookkottur. Nearest tourist spot is Mini Ooty. History From 1792 to 1957 Valenchery was part of Malabar District of the Madras Presidency. From 1961 became part of Malappuram District The history of Morayur has connection with Zamorin Kingdom of Kozhikode. Thinayancherry Elayath was one of the ministers of Zamorin king and he was a native to the place in which he was the family head of mongambulath family of landlords. One Muslim family named 'Kodithodika' was the major family from the earlier history of morayur. At the time of British ruling, it ...
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Valenchery Town
Valenchery is a small town in Morayur Gram panchayat in Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Valenchery is divided into four Areas, they are Village Road, Colony Road, Madrasa Road and Hilltop Area.Four Wards from Morayur Panchayath partly belongs to Valenchery (Keezhmuri-04, Parakkal-12, Valenchery-13, Thiruvaliparamba-14). Nearest places are Valluvambram Junction, Mongam, Morayur, Arimbra and Pookkottur. Nearest tourist spot is Mini Ooty. History From 1792 to 1957 Valenchery was part of Malabar District of the Madras Presidency. From 1961 became part of Malappuram District The history of Morayur has connection with Zamorin Kingdom of Kozhikode. Thinayancherry Elayath was one of the ministers of Zamorin king and he was a native to the place in which he was the family head of mongambulath family of landlords. One Muslim family named 'Kodithodika' was the major family from the earlier history of morayur. At the time of British ruling, it ...
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Morayur
Morayur or Morayoor is a tiny town near Malappuram Located on Palakkad-Kozhikoad Highway (NH 966). It is one of the villages (Gram panchayat also) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Etymology Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of peoples who has manners i.e. mora=manners + yuru=land of'. But it just an opinion with no authentic proof. Location Morayur is situated 15.8 km north of Malappuram, the place is in the route of Kozhikode (Calicut) - PalakkadNH 213). History The history of Morayur has connection with Zamorin Kingdom of Kozhikode. Thinayancherry Elayath was one of the ministers of Zamorin king and he was a native to the place in which he was the family head of mongambulath family of landlords. One Muslim family named 'Kodithodika' was the major family from the earlier history of morayur. At the time of British ruling, it was a common practice to appoint 'Adhikaries' (present day Village Officer) from the major families of the place with inheritance right, s ...
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Morayur
Morayur or Morayoor is a tiny town near Malappuram Located on Palakkad-Kozhikoad Highway (NH 966). It is one of the villages (Gram panchayat also) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Etymology Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of peoples who has manners i.e. mora=manners + yuru=land of'. But it just an opinion with no authentic proof. Location Morayur is situated 15.8 km north of Malappuram, the place is in the route of Kozhikode (Calicut) - PalakkadNH 213). History The history of Morayur has connection with Zamorin Kingdom of Kozhikode. Thinayancherry Elayath was one of the ministers of Zamorin king and he was a native to the place in which he was the family head of mongambulath family of landlords. One Muslim family named 'Kodithodika' was the major family from the earlier history of morayur. At the time of British ruling, it was a common practice to appoint 'Adhikaries' (present day Village Officer) from the major families of the place with inheritance right, s ...
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States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ...
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Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the whole of the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra state and some parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha and the union territory of Lakshadweep. The city of Madras was the winter capital of the Presidency and Ootacamund or Ooty, the summer capital. The coastal regions and northern part of Island of Ceylon at that time was a part of Madras Presidency from 1793 to 1798 when it was created a Crown colony. Madras Presidency was neighboured by the Kingdom of Mysore on the northwest, Kingdom of Cochin on the southwest, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the north. Some parts of the presidency were also flanked by Bombay Presidency ( Konkan) and Central Provinces and Berar (Madhya Pradesh). In 1639, the English East India Company purchased the vi ...
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Pookkottur
Pookkottoor is a village in Eranad taluk, and a suburb of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is on National Highway 966 (India), National Highway 966, and there is a state road from the town to Manjeri. It was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British Raj, British administration in the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Province. Malabar Karshikotsavam & Krishi Mela (from 18th to 30 May 2013) was an initiative by Mr. P.A. Salam by collaborating Kerala Agricultural University, Youth Clubs & Pookkottur Grama Panchayath to transform Pookkottur as a model Sustainable Green Village of Kerala. Important Landmarks * Pookkotur Juma Masjidh * 1921 War Memorial: Tombs of 460 Mappilas who were killed in battle during the Mappila revolt against Britain in 1921 at Pookkottur * "Pookkotur gate". The Pookkottur war memorial gate is dedicated to those killed in the Pookkottur battle. Along with these monuments, abandoned See also * Nediyiruppu * Valluvambram Juncti ...
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Mini Ooty
Arimbra Hills or Mini Ooty is a tourist spot between Malappuram and Kondotty in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is at a height of 445 meter above sea level. The place attracts large number of visitors for its rolling hills and scenic views. The location got the nickname as it resembles Ooty, one of the famous hill stations in India. There are many stone crushers and plantations atop the hill. There is an old Harijan Colony on the western side of the hill. Apart from the Western Ghats, Kerala has five major independent mountains. Of these, three are in Malappuram district, one in Palakkad and one in Kannur. The largest of these five mountains is the Cheriyam mountain at Mankada in Malappuram district. This Cheriyam mountain is also known as Panthalur Hill. Cheriyam mountain is located at an elevation of 613 m(2,011 ft) above sea level. Mount Amminikkadan is the second highest mountain of this five mountains. The height of this Amminikkadan mountain is 540 meters. Thi ...
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Malabar District
Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (1947-1956). It was the most populous and the third-largest district in the erstwhile Madras State. The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad (excluding Chittur town), Chavakad Taluk and parts of Kodungallur Taluk of Thrissur district (former part of Ponnani Taluk), and Fort Kochi area of Ernakulam district in the northern and central parts of present Kerala state, the Lakshadweep Islands, and a major portion of the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. The detached settlements of Tangasseri and Anchuthengu, which were British colonies within the kingdom of Travancore in southern Kerala, also formed part of Malabar District until 1927. Malayalam was the administrative as well as ...
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Zamorin
The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by J. V. G. Mills. Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society (1970).) was the hereditary Nair monarch and ruler of the Kingdom of Kozhikode (Calicut) in the South Malabar region of India. Calicut was one of the most important trading ports on the southwest coast of India. At the peak of their reign, they ruled over a region extending from Kozhikode Kollam (Kollam) to the borders of Panthalayini Kollam (Koyilandy).Varier, M. R. Raghava. "Documents of Investiture Ceremonies" in K. K. N. Kurup, Edit., "India's Naval Traditions". Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 1997K. V. Krishna Iyer, ''Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806''. Calicut: Norman Printing Bureau, 1938. The Zamorins belonged to the Eradi caste of the Saman ...
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Valluvambram Junction
Valluvambram Junction is a small town in Malappuram District, in India. Location Valluvambram Junction is on the National Highway between Malappuram and Kozhikode cities. Valluvambram is a village that splits two main highways to Manjeri Gudallur and Malappuram Palakkad. The place is famous for Selling and Buying Used luxury cars and commercial vehicles from 1980s . One of the TVS Vehicles Showroom is situated in this place, Half Valluvambram. Distance from Valluvambram: * Kozhikode: 38 km * Malappuram: 12 km * Manjeri: 9 km * Calicut Airport: 14 km Nearby villages * Pookkottur Gram Panchayath * Pulpatta Gram Panchayath * Mongam and Morayur * Cheruputhoor, Thripanachi and Kozhithayi * Ozhukur and Poonthalaparamba *Valamangalam and Kallachal * Thadapparamba and Pappatingal * Athanikkal and Aravankara * Melmury and Alathurpady * Valayattapady and Swalath Nagar * Pullanoor, Moochikkal and Pullara * Alukkal, Veembur and Pattarkulam Mongam and Morayur Mo ...
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Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the ''City of Spices'' for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode w ...
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Thinayancherry Elayath
The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by J. V. G. Mills. Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society (1970).) was the hereditary Nair monarch and ruler of the Kingdom of Kozhikode (Calicut) in the South Malabar region of India. Calicut was one of the most important trading ports on the southwest coast of India. At the peak of their reign, they ruled over a region extending from Kozhikode Kollam ( Kollam) to the borders of Panthalayini Kollam (Koyilandy).Varier, M. R. Raghava. "Documents of Investiture Ceremonies" in K. K. N. Kurup, Edit., "India's Naval Traditions". Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 1997K. V. Krishna Iyer, ''Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806''. Calicut: Norman Printing Bureau, 1938. The Zamorins belonged to the Eradi caste of the Saman ...
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