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Where is Kozhikode? (IN)

Kozhikode is a city located in IN.
Latitude 11.24802 Longitude 75.7804

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Information about Kozhikode

• City: Kozhikode
• Country: IN
• Latitude: 11.24802
• Longitude: 75.7804
• Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata

City of Kozhikode

Kozhikode (pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. The city is also known as the City of Spices. It is the nineteenth largest urban agglomeration in the country and the second largest one in Kerala. Calicut city is the second largest city proper in the state with a population of 609,224 within its municipal boundaries. Calicut is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city on the Malabar Coast and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to the medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans. In 2023, Kozhikode was recognised by UNESCO as India's first City of Literature.
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