Malappuram
Travel Information
Beaches,
Backwaters, hills and valleys, ancient pilgrimage centres, the birth
place of Malayalam literature, the headquarters of the traditional
Indian medicinal system of Ayurveda, all that and more await the
adventurous traveller in this northern part of the southern Indian
state of Kerala. Malappuram nestles between the Lakshdweep sea on
the east. There are beautiful Nilgiri hills on the west, and it
is bounded by the other Kerala Districts of Kozhikode on the north
and Palakkad on the south.
How to Reach There
Air :
An intenational airport at Karipur (Calicut Airport) 26 Km Away
from Malappuram links Malappuram to the other major Indian cities
and to several cities in the Gulf, a traditional trading partner
of the region.
Rail :
Line through the costal belt runs through several towns situated
in Malappuram district such as Tirur, Kuttippuram etc., which are
well connected to cities in the north through the newly introduced
Konkan Railway. Also, the district can be accessed by road from
Kozhikode (50 Km) and Palakkad (90 Km).
Road :
Malappuram is well connected to all the major towns in Kerala, Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu by an excellent road network.
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