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Calicut Beach
Calicut Beach
	Kozhikode Beach
	Coordinates: 11°15′22″N 75°46′10″E / 11.25607°N 75.76940°E
Country	India
State	Kerala

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Calicut Beach or Kozhikode Beach is a beach on the western side of Calicut (Kozhikode), situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The beach is accessible through four road overbridges in the city. The beach has paved stones and illumination. There is one Lions Park for the children and an acquarium. Calicut Beach has always been a prominent place for conducting public meetings. The beach road was renamed 'Gandhi Road' in 1934 after Gandhi visited Calicut in 1934.

History

100 years ago Valiyangadi and the beach area were the centre of Calicut city. In the 1970s the downtown shifted to Mananchira area and again, in the 1980s, Mavoor Road became the centre of attraction. In 2010s, Thondayad Bypass area and Palazhi on the Calicut Airport road has emerged as the new city centre with a vibrant night life for buddies.

Important landmarks

Barami Masjidh
Santhwanam NGO, Cherootty Road
Gandhi Peace Foundation, Cherootty Road
All India Radio, Beach Road
Corporation Office, Beach
Thodiyil Shree Bhagawathy Temple
Gurajathi School, Gujarathi Street
St.Josephs Boys School
District Court, Kozhikode

The 28-km beach road

Calicut Beach has a long drive from Beypore in the south to Kappad in the north. The following beaches are part of Kozhikode Beach:

Beypore, Payyanakkal and Marad
Kallayi, Kuttichira and Thekkeppuram
Vellayil, South Beach and Valiyangadi
Kamburam, Putiyappa and Elathur

Valiyangadi

On the southern side of the beach, Valiyangadi was the place where European and Arab traders brushed shoulders just a few centuries back. There is one Gujarathi Street and a Halwa Street on the locality. Francis Road, Halwa Road and Thangal Road form a triangle here leading to the Bavutty Haji Road on the beach. The dargah called 'Sheikh Makham' is a center of Sunni Pilgrimage here. The road towards the south reaches the Chakkum Kadavu bridge and has access to the Kallayi, Marad and Beypore beaches.

Mishkal Masjidh

The Mishkal Masjidh is a four storied mosque at Kuttichira in Calicut city. The mosque is about 700 years old. Originally built of wood in five stories, the mosque was later rebuilt into the present four stories. The mosque has 47 doors, 24 pillars decorated with carvings and a very big prayer hall that can accommodate 400 people. ^[1]

Cherootty Road

The Road over bridge from Mananchira to the Calicut Beach takes you to the Red Cross Road that terminates in the beach. Cherootty road is one of the offshoots of the Red Cross Road that ends at Court Road near the Mathrubhumi newspaper office. This is a major shopping area of the Calicut Beach area with many branded cloth shops and branches of nationalized branches on either side of the road. Gandhi Peace Foundation is maintaining an office there. The convent road is a branch of the Cherootty Road. Tagore Centenary Hall, Muslim League Office, Moonnalingal junction and the Beach Office are also connected to the Red Cross Road. The Silk Street and the Court Road runs parallel to Cherootty Road. The Silk Street has a Punjabi school, St.Joseph’s school and Sidhi Durbar. Further west of the Silk Street lies the beach road which runs north-south from Vellayil in the north to Chakkum Kadavu in the south.

Nalam Gate

Nalam Gate or the fourth gate is a posh shopping locality on P.T.Usha Road in Calicut city. It is known as a foodie paradise because of the presence of a number of classy restaurants and coffee shops.

Image gallery

Pickled Fruits for sale at Calicut Beach
A view of the Calicut Beach
Creepers
Hindu Flag
Beach

References

^ http://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/mishkal-mosque-kozhikode.php

External links

[1] ttp://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/mishkal-mosque-kozhikode.php

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-'''Kozhikode Beach''' is a [[beach]] on the western side of [[Kozhikode]], situated on the [[Malabar Coast]] of [[India]]. The beach is accessible through four road overbridges in the city. The beach has paved stones and illumination.  There is one Lions Park for the children and an acquarium.  Kozhikode beach has always been a prominent place for conducting public meetings.  The beach road was renamed 'Gandhi Road' in 1934 after [[Gandhi]] visited Calicut in 1934.
+'''Calicut Beach''' or Kozhikode Beach is a [[beach]] on the western side of [[Calicut]] (Kozhikode), situated on the [[Malabar Coast]] of [[India]]. The beach is accessible through four road overbridges in the city. The beach has paved stones and illumination.  There is one Lions Park for the children and an acquarium. Calicut Beach has always been a prominent place for conducting public meetings.  The beach road was renamed 'Gandhi Road' in 1934 after [[Gandhi]] visited Calicut in 1934.
 ==History==
-years ago Valiyangadi and the beach area were the centre of Kozhikode city.  In the 1970s the downtown shifted to [[Mananchira]] area and again, in the 1980s, [[Mavoor Road]] became the centre of attraction.  In 2010s, [[Thondayad Junction|Thondayad]] Bypass area and [[Palazhi]] on the [[Calicut Airport|Airport]] road has emerged as the new city centre with a vibrant night life for buddies.
+years ago Valiyangadi and the beach area were the centre of Calicut city.  In the 1970s the downtown shifted to [[Mananchira]] area and again, in the 1980s, [[Mavoor Road]] became the centre of attraction.  In 2010s, [[Thondayad Junction|Thondayad]] Bypass area and [[Palazhi]] on the [[Calicut Airport]] road has emerged as the new city centre with a vibrant night life for buddies.
 ==Important landmarks==
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 ===The 28-km beach road===
-Kozhikode Beach has a long drive from [[Beypore]] in the south to [[Kappad]] in the north.
+Calicut Beach has a long drive from [[Beypore]] in the south to [[Kappad]] in the north.
 The following beaches are part of Kozhikode Beach:
 * [[Beypore]], [[Payyanakkal]] and [[Marad]]
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 ===Mishkal Masjidh===
-The Mishkal Masjidh is a four storied mosque at Kuttichira in Kozhikode city.  The mosque is about 700 years old.  Originally built of wood in five stories, the mosque was later rebuilt into the present four stories.  The mosque has 47 doors, 24 pillars decorated with carvings and a very big prayer hall that can accommodate 400 people.
+The Mishkal Masjidh is a four storied mosque at Kuttichira in Calicut city.  The mosque is about 700 years old.  Originally built of wood in five stories, the mosque was later rebuilt into the present four stories.  The mosque has 47 doors, 24 pillars decorated with carvings and a very big prayer hall that can accommodate 400 people.
 <ref>http://www.keralatourism.org/malabar/mishkal-mosque-kozhikode.php</ref>
 ===Cherootty Road===
-The Road over bridge from [[Mananchira]] to the Kozhikode beach takes you to the '''Red Cross Road''' that terminates in the beach.  Cherootty road is one of the offshoots of the Red Cross Road that ends at Court Road near the [[Mathrubhumi]] newspaper office.  This is a major shopping area of the Kozhikode beach area with many branded cloth shops and branches of nationalized branches on either side of the road.  Gandhi Peace Foundation is maintaining an office there.  The convent road is a branch of the Cherootty Road.  Tagore Centenary Hall, Muslim League Office, [[Moonnalingal]] junction and the Beach Office are also connected to the Red Cross Road.  The Silk Street and the Court Road runs parallel to Cherootty Road.  The Silk Street has a Punjabi school, St.Joseph’s school and Sidhi Durbar.  Further west of the Silk Street lies the beach road which runs north-south from [[Vellayil]] in the north to [[Chakkum Kadavu]] in the south.
+The Road over bridge from [[Mananchira]] to the Calicut Beach takes you to the Red Cross Road that terminates in the beach.  Cherootty road is one of the offshoots of the Red Cross Road that ends at Court Road near the [[Mathrubhumi]] newspaper office.  This is a major shopping area of the Calicut Beach area with many branded cloth shops and branches of nationalized branches on either side of the road.  Gandhi Peace Foundation is maintaining an office there.  The convent road is a branch of the Cherootty Road.  Tagore Centenary Hall, Muslim League Office, [[Moonnalingal]] junction and the Beach Office are also connected to the Red Cross Road.  The Silk Street and the Court Road runs parallel to Cherootty Road.  The Silk Street has a Punjabi school, St.Joseph’s school and Sidhi Durbar.  Further west of the Silk Street lies the beach road which runs north-south from [[Vellayil]] in the north to [[Chakkum Kadavu]] in the south.
 ===Nalam Gate===
-Nalam Gate or the ''fourth gate'' is a posh shopping locality on ''P.T.Usha Road'' in [[Kozhikode]] city.  It is known as a foodie paradise because of the presence of a number of classy restaurants and coffee shops.  The branches of ''Caffe Coffee Day'' and ''Downtown'' ''Restaurant'' are some of the attractions in this area.  ''Garlic Routes'' is another popular restaurant of this locality.
+Nalam Gate or the ''fourth gate'' is a posh shopping locality on ''P.T.Usha Road'' in Calicut city.  It is known as a foodie paradise because of the presence of a number of classy restaurants and coffee shops.
 ==Image gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Kozhikode C07986.JPG|Pickled Fruits for sale at Kozhikode Beach
+File:Kozhikode C07986.JPG|Pickled Fruits for sale at Calicut Beach
-File:Kozhikode Beach 01315.JPG|A view of the Calicut beach
+File:Kozhikode Beach 01315.JPG|A view of the Calicut Beach
 File:Kozhikode Beach 01302.JPG|Creepers
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 ==See also==
-* [[Kozhikode]] city
+* [[Calicut]] city
 * [[Kozhikode North]]
 * [[Kozhikode South]]