Arimbra Hills or Mini Ooty is a tourist spot between

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

and

Kondotty Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which wa ...

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...

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. 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 Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

, 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,

has five major independent mountains. Of these, three are in

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. This Arimbra mountain in Kondotty in Malappuram district is the third highest mountain of this five mountains. The height of this Arimbra mountain is 445 meters. Mini Ooty

How to reach

It can be reached by 4 km distance from Aravankara near Pookkottoor located in Malappuram - Calicut stretch of NH966. 11 km from Karathode located in Malappuram-Parappanangadi road (SH 72). There are several other minor roads that connects to the region from Pookotur,

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, Morayur, Musliyarangadi, Kottukara, Thottassery near Kondotty etc. An alternative route is available from Poolappis Junction near

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on SH 72. Those who are coming from Calicut can access the hills from Colony road near Kondotty.

Hiking Spots

Thiruvonamala, Poolappees, Muchikundu, Cheruppadi Mala, Kunnumpuram and Kakkad are suitable for hiking and also have fine viewpoints. You can see the runway of Kozhikode airport in full action from these viewpoints.

History

Actually, Arimbra was a separate

Revenue Village A Revenue Village is a small administrative region in India, a village with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets. Each revenue village is headed by a ''Village Administrative Officer'' ''(VAO)''. History The advent of the c ...

called

Amsom An amsom is a partition of a village in India particularly in Kerala. It is an administrative unit under an officer known as Adhikari. Often amsoms are understood as villages. In India, states are divided into many districts. Districts are also ...

at the time of

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. When the village head (Adhikari) was suspended by British Authorities due to some allegations against him, the

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 people ...

village head (Adhikari) Kodithodika Valiya Ahammed Kutty Haji was given charge then. Later Arimbra merged to

Schools

Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Arimbra is one of the oldest schools of the area. A UP School and a Sunni Madrassah are also in the village. The football ground of the high school is set in the Arimbra Hills.

References

"മിനി ഊട്ടിയില്‍ മരണക്കെണിയൊരുക്കി കരിങ്കല്‍ ക്വാറികള്‍"
/ref> {{Malappuram district Tourist attractions in Malappuram district Villages in Malappuram district Kondotty area Hill stations in Kerala

How to reach

Hiking Spots

History

Schools

See also

References