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A popular legend holds that the ships of Solomon had anchored along the coasts of Kannur to collect teak for building the Temple of the Lord. Kannur also finds mention as Naura in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a Greek work of great antiquity.
Muzhappilangad Beach, the longest Drive-in Beach in Asia, is located in Kannur. Kannur has an elevation of 1.02 metres or 3.3 feet along the coast of the Laccadive Sea, with a sandy coastal area. The city has an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)-long seashore and a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)-long beach at Payyambalam.
Sep 17, 2024 · Kannur, town, northern Kerala state, southwestern India. It is a port along the Malabar Coast on the Arabian Sea. Cannanore carried on important trade with Persia (Iran) and Arabia in the 12th and 13th centuries ce. Until the 18th century it was the capital of the raja of Kolattiri.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The name Kannur’s origins has couple of origin stories. One of the popular one is that it originated as a shortened version of ‘Kannan Oru’ which means The Land of Lord Krishna. It is also said that Kanathur a village in Kannur District was later called as Kannur. During the British Rule it was named as ‘Cannanore’.
A large majority of the people here lives in urban areas and so Kannur is the most urbanized district of Kerala. Kannur is popularly called as the ‘Land of Looms and Lores’. It is called so due to the number of loom industries here and also of the festivals conducted in the temples of Kannur.
A famous ruler of Kannur named Pazhassi Raja who was popularly called as the Lion of Kerala belong to the Kottayam dynasty in Kannur. He led many struggles against the Mysore rulers. Kannur has a main role for the struggle for Indian Independence.
Because of quality and fame of Kannur handlooms, Kannur is commonly known as the ‘Manchester of Kerala’. History: There are three streams of historical incidence pointing towards the tradition, origin and development of Kannur handlooms.
