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KOZHIKODE

Calicut is the anglicised form of Kalikut. The Arabic for the Malayalam, Kozhikode. It is also called the Cock Fort. According to the historian, K.V Krishnan Iyer, the term means koyil (Palace) Kodu (Fortified). It is a historical town with a hoary past. From time immemorial, the city attracted travellers, with its charming physical features and prosperity. Even today , the glory that was Calicut has not faded.  The political history of Kozhikode is a story of treacherous and ill conceived conspiracies hatched by the Western powers. Vasco De Gama landed at Kappad  in May 1498, as the leaders of a trade mission from Portugal and was received by the Zamorin himself.

The Kozhikode district thus came into existence on 1st Jnauary 1957,orginally consisting of five taluks, Viz, Vadakara, Koyilandy, Kozhikode, Ernad  & Tirur. With the formation of malapuram district on 1st june 1969 & Wayandu on 1st November 1980.

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