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Thalassery, an old city in Kannur district of Kerala is one of the attractive places for history loving people. It is 21 km distant from district headquarter at Kannur.
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Thalassery municipality has almost 100000 populations. The place is decked with four rivers, hills, cliffs and long coast line.
Mahe one of the rivers was nicknamed by the British rulers as English Channel as it separated English owned Thalassery from the French ruled Mahe.
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After the decline of the Chera dynasty during 12 th century the kingdom was divided into smaller regions under the local chieftains.
This caused the formation of provinces such as Vanadu, Kolathunadu, Kochi and Kozhikode.
Thalassery is the northern most part of Kolathunadu and was called “Thalakkathe” (means northern most) + “Cheri” (means place). In 1682 the British ruler entered in Thalassery with the permission Vadakkilamkur Prince of Kolattunad.
It was an important trade centre during the British rule. British ruler exported spices like pepper, cardamom, from the seaport. Subsequently they built Thalassery fort to control the trade in 1708.
it has secret tunnels and intricately curved huge doors. The place is famous for cricket, cakes and circus. Cricket was brought here by Colonel Arthur Welleslley in early 1800. Famous cricketer Collin Crowdey has played in Thalassery during British regime.
A legendary person in the history of cricket circus Keeleri Kunhikannam was born in
Kerala Thalassery Tours.
Tours To Thalassery fort is visited by a number of people. The old architectures are the major attractions of the city. Odathil Palli is one of these architectures. This 200 year old mosque was built around 1806.
Moosakaka a loyal contactor of East India Company was given the sugar garden in Thalassery by the British ruler as a prize for his loyalty. He built A Mosque there. It is typical Kerala architecture. The copper plate roofing and golden doom is a fascinating sight for the tourists. Overbury's Folly is an unfinished construction.
The judge of the district court Overbury wanted to build a picnic spot at the cliff but he failed and it remained unfinished. Now it has become an amusement park and a tourist attraction. The old Thalassery pier is a place for the evening walk that extends to the Arabian Sea.
How to reach Kerala Thalassery Tours :
• By air: Kozhikode airport is the closest
airport to visit the place. It is 93 km away in south.
• By rail: Thalassery station is a mainline
station it has a link with Kannur station.
• By road: it accessible from Kozhikode,
67 km away.
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