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Kannur (), formerly known as Cannanore, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur District and 518 km north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. During British rule in India, Kannur was known as Cannanore (Land of lord Krishna〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kairali Heritage -- A River Side Resort :: Kannur – The Land of Looms & Lores (Amazing Kannur ) )〕), which is used now only by the Indian Railways.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=indianrailways.info )〕 It is the largest city of the North Malabar region. Kannur is one of the million-plus urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1,642,892 in 2011, the 6th largest in Kerala and 27th in India.〔(Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above )〕 Kannur is known as the land of Looms and Lore, because of the loom industries functioning in the district and ritualistic folk arts held in temples. Kannur is famous for its pristine beaches, Theyyam, its native performing art, and its handloom industry. Kannur is of great strategic military importance. One of the 62 military cantonments in the country is in the Kannur Cantonment and is the headquarters of the Defence Security Corps and Territorial Army’s 122 Infantry Battalion (under Madras Regiment). Ezhimala Naval Academy (INS) is 35 km north of Kannur City. It is Asia's largest and the world's third largest naval academy. An Indian Coast Guard Academy is approved to be built at Kannur. This academy will be built on the banks of Valapattanam River at Irinave, east of Azhikkal. Kannur Cantonment is one of the important cantonments in India. ==Etymology== The name ''Kannur'' may have been derived from Kanathur, an ancient village. Another opinion holds that ''Kannur'' was originally a portmanteau derived from two Malayalam words: ''Kannan'' (Krishna), a Hindu deity, and ''Ur'' (place)—making it "the place of Lord Krishna." One support for this theory is that the deity of the Kadalayi Sriracha Temple was originally installed in a shrine at Kadalayi Kotta in the southeastern part of the present Kannur town. During the British Raj, the city was known as ''Cannanore'', the anglicised form of the Malayalam word ''Kannur''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Official Website of Kannur District )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kannur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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