Kozhikode Disrict
- Malabar district was divided into the districts of Kozhikode, Kannur, and Palakkad on 1 January 1957
- Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama landed in Kappad in 1498.
- Kadathanadu is a historic place known for Kalarippayattu.
- Vadakara is known as the birthplace of Unniyarcha, Aromal Chekavar, Thacholi Othenan.
- Lokanarkavu temple, near Vadakara in Kozhikode.
- Zamorin kings of Kozhikode were also called Nediyiruppu Swaroopam.
- Kozhikode is called ‘City of Spices’.
- Indian Institute of Spices Research is in Kozhikode.
- S.M. Street or Sweetmeat Street(മിഠായി തെരുവ്) is a street located in Kozhikode.
- Canoly canal was constructed in the year 1848 under the orders of then collector of Malabar, H.V. Conolly.
- The Kuttiyadi Hydro Electric Power Project in Kuttiyadi River is the first hydroelectric project in Malabar region.
- Kuttiyadi river is known as Yellow river of Kerala.
- Chaliyar is the fourth longest river in Kerala with 169 km in length. Also known as Chulika River or Beypore River.
- Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, named Beypore as “Sultan Pattanam”.
- Beypore port is the second biggest port in Kerala after Cochin.
- Beypore Sultan – Basheer
- Thusharigiri Falls and Aripara Falls are located in Kozhikode district.
Explore Thusharagiri (Husharigiri) Falls in Kerala – lush greenery, cascading waters, and scenic natural beauty.
- Kakkayam Dam and Peruvannamuzhi Dam located in Kozhikode district.
- There is a crocodile farm and a bird sanctuary at Peruvannamuzhi.
- Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary at Kozhikode.
- Dolphin Point at Kozhikode.
- Kozhikode district leads in coconut production in Kerala
- The first coconut Industrial Park in Kerala -Kuttiyadi
- Operation Sulaimani : Programme in Kozhikode district that provides food for those who cannot afford a meal, through contributions from the public.
- Vasco-da-Gama memorial at Kappad beach.
- Kunjali Marakkar Memorial erected by the Indian navy at Kottakkal, Vadakara
- Pazhassi Museum in Kozhikode.
Explore Pazhassi Raja Museum in Kozhikode, Kerala – traditional Kerala architecture, historical artifacts, and cultural heritage.
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- Thali temple famous for Revathi pattathanam in olden days is in Kozhikode.
Explore Thali Temple (Tali Shiva Temple) in Kozhikode – traditional Kerala architecture and cultural heritage. - Mahatma Gandhi made his first speech in Kerala at Calcut during his visit in 1920 to get support for Khilafat movement.
- S. K. Pottekkatt beautifully depicts Mukkam of Kozhikode in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam.
- S. K. Pottekkatt’s novel Oru Theruvinte Katha is based on Mittayi theruvu.
- KIRTADS(Kerala Institute for Research, Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Tribes) was established in Kozhikode in 1972.
- NIRDESH-National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding is India’s first centre for research and development in defence shipbuilding is at Chaliyam in Kozhikode.
- Gwalior Rayons at Mavoor in Kozhikode.
- Nallalam Diesel Power Plant is the second largest diesel power plant in Asia.
- Payyoli Express – PT Usha
- Usha School of Athletics at Koyilandy
- Kadalundi train disaster in the year- 2001
- First community reserve in Kerala- Kadalundi
- Kallayi in Kozhikode is famous for timber trading.
- Feroke is known as the cradle of the tile industry in Kerala
- First Women Police Station in Asia was started in Kozhikode in 1973
- First cola free district in Kerala -Kozhikode
- First museum of Indian business history at Kozhikode
- First complete organ donating village – Cherukulathur
- First ISO certified police station in Kerala-Kozhikode town police station.
- First 3G phone service city in Kerala-Kozhikode
- First Sports Medicine Institute in Kerala – Kozhikode
- Kozhikode is first e-literate city in Kerala
- Kerala’s first Handicrafts Village located at Iringal
- Calicut University is first university to have WiFi campus in Kerala
- Mananchira Square is a popular place in Kozhikode.
- Student Police Cadet (SPC) first introduced in Kozhikode.
- India’s first ever Gender Park at Vellimadu kunnu in Kozhikode.
- Kozhikode is the first plastic waste free district in India.
- First Khadi Village in Kerala – Balussery
- First gramapanchayat in Kerala to issue water card- Kunnamangalam
- Malabar’s first IT park – UL CyberPark, Kozhikode
- First tobacco-free village in India – Koolimadu,Kozhikode
- India’s first first automated driving test centre – Chevayur, Kozhikode
- India’s first IT co-operative , UL Cyber Park is in Kozhikode
- Thali temple famous for Revathi pattathanam in olden days is in Kozhikode.