Kozhikode Beach or Calicut Beach is a

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...

on the western side of

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 l ...

, situated on the

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. The beach is accessible through four road overbridges in the city. The beach has paved stones and illumination. There is one Lions Park for the children and an aquarium. Kozhikode beach has always been a prominent place for conducting public meetings. The beach road was renamed 'Gandhi Road' in 1934 after

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visited Calicut in 1934. Beach_palace

History

100 years ago Valiyangadi and the beach area were the centre of Kozhikode city. In the 1970s the downtown shifted to Mananchira area and again, in the 1980s,

Mavoor Road Mavoor Road is the busiest High street of Kozhikode city in Kerala, India. This road connects the Mananchira pond area with the Kozhikode Medical College. After the medical college, the road is extended further to the little village of Mavo ...

became the centre of attraction. In 2010s, Thondayad Bypass area and Palazhi on the

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road has emerged as the new city centre with a vibrant night life.

Important landmarks

* Barami Masjidh * Santhwanam NGO, Cherootty Road * Gandhi Peace Foundation, Cherootty Road * All India Radio, Beach Road * Corporation Office, Beach * Thodiyil Shree Bhagawathy Temple * Gurajathi School, Gujarathi Street * St.Josephs Boys School * District Court, Kozhikode *St.Josephs AIGHSS, Convent Road *Sea Queen Hotel *Beach Hotel *Sree Thiruvani Bhagavathi Temple, Moonalingal *Government General Hospital, Beach Hospital *Hotel Neerayi *Merchant Navy Club *The Marine Research Aquarium, CMFRI, Beach Road *Crescent Mervue Apartments *Maha Ganapathi Bhuvaneshwari Temple, Puthiya Kadavu, Beach Road *Kamburam Bhagavathy Temple *Vellayil Police Station, Beach Road *Vellayil Fishing Harbour *Appolo Sea Breeze Apartments,Beach Road,

The 28-km beach road

Kozhikode Beach has a long drive from

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in the south to

Kappad Kappad, or Kappakadavu locally, is a beach and village near Koyilandy, in the district Kozhikode, Kerala, India. A stone monument installed by government commemorates the "landing" by Vasco da Gama with the inscription, Vasco da Gama landed he ...

in the north. The following beaches are part of Kozhikode Beach: *

, Payyanakkal and Marad * Kallayi, Kuttichira and Thekkeppuram * Vellayil, South Beach and Valiyangadi * Kamburam, Putiyappa and Elathur *Konad, Bhat Road

Valiyangadi

On the southern side of the beach, Valiyangadi was the place where European and Arab traders brushed shoulders just a few centuries back. There is one Gujarathi Street and a Halwa Street on the locality. The road towards the south reaches the Chakkum Kadavu bridge and has access to the Kallayi, Marad and Beypore beaches. Valiyanagdi have great past and history. We can see the value of valiyangadi in malabar history

Mishkal Masjidh

The Mishkal Masjidh is a four storied mosque at Kuttichira in Kozhikode city. The mosque is about 700 years old. Originally built of wood in five stories, the mosque was later rebuilt into the present four stories. The mosque has 47 doors, 24 pillars decorated with carvings and a very big prayer hall that can accommodate 400 people. http://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/mishkal-mosque-kozhikode.php

Cherootty Road

The Road over bridge from Mananchira to the Kozhikode beach takes you to the Red Cross Road that terminates in the beach. Cherootty road is one of the offshoots of the Red Cross Road that ends at Court Road near the

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newspaper office. This is a major shopping area of the Kozhikode beach area with many branded clothing shops and branches of nationalized branches on either side of the road. Gandhi Peace Foundation is maintaining an office there. The convent road is a branch of the Cherootty Road. Tagore Centenary Hall, Muslim League Office, Moonnalingal junction and the Beach Office are also connected to the Red Cross Road. The Silk Street and the Court Road runs parallel to Cherootty Road. The Silk Street has a Punjabi school, St.Joseph's school and Sidhi Durbar. Further west of the Silk Street lies the beach road which runs north–south from Vellayil in the north to Chakkum Kadavu in the south.

Nalam Gate

Nalam Gate or the ''fourth gate'' is a posh shopping locality on ''P.T.Usha Road'' in

city. It is known as a foodie paradise because of the presence of a number of classy restaurants and coffee shops.

Image gallery

File:Kozhikode beach stall.jpg, Beach stall-

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