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Malappuram District is a district of Kerala state in southern India. The district headquarters are at Malappuram. Different areas in the district are significant with respect to tourism, ecology, religion and history. Areas of particular significance are described below. *Malappuram City—This historic city is the district capital. The District Collector, Civil Station, and District Police are headquartered here. The city is mainly divided into four parts : Uphill, Downhill, Melmuri, and Panakkad. The city has been the headquarters of European and British troops. The present Civil Station was the permanent military station of the British Army. Their Cantonment Hill is now a major tourist spot, Kotakunnu (Fort Hill in English). The funeral of the Martyrs of the 1921 Moplah Rebellion (known as the ''Malappuram Shaheeds'') took place at Valiyangadi in the city. Some freedom fighters were shot to death at Kotakunnu by British Army Malabar Special Police, which was the second largest paramilitary force in India after the Assam Rifles were established in 1921 and were headquartered in Uphill. The headquarters of India's largest Gramin bank, the SMG Bank, is on Ahmed Kurikkal Road in the Middle Hill of the city. *Manjeri—This town is a commercial hub of Malappuram. It is located 12 km northeast of the district headquarters. *Perinthalmanna—Hospital town of Malappuram. It is 20 km from the district capital, on the Coimbatore route. *Tirur—Birthplace of Thunchan Ramanujan Ezhuthchan *Tunchan Parambu—Birthplace of Ezhuthachan *Canoli plot—World's oldest teak plantation *Nilambur—Famous for being the World's only Teak Museum *Tanur Beach and Keraladeshpuram Temple *Thirumandhamkunnu Temple—an important pilgrim centre in Malappuram, located at Angadipuram. A memorial for the martyrs of Mamankam is preserved near the temple. *Thirunavaya—Famous for Mamankam *Kottakkal—Famous for Ayurveda *Kondotty—Birthplace of the great Mappila poet Moyinkutty Vaidyar *Mampuram—One of the biggest pilgrim centres of Kerala, a main centre of the Moplah Rebellion (''Mappila Lahala'') against the British colonialists *Kadalundipuzha River with the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary *Devi Temple, Kadampuzha *Vairamkode—Famous for Vairamkode Bhagavathi Temple and Vela/Theeyaattu Temple Festival. The Karipur International Airport and the University of Calicut are located in Malappuram. * 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「Places of importance in Malappuram district」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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