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Thalassery Fort

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Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
Thalassery Fort
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+91 497 273 2578

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Sunday8am - 6pm
Monday8am - 6pm
Tuesday8am - 6pm
Wednesday8am - 6pm
Thursday8am - 6pm
Friday8am - 6pm
Saturday8am - 6pm


Thalassery formerly Tellicherry is a commercial town on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé , Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu . It is the largest populated municipality of North Malabar. Thalassery has been a historically significant location over the past five centuries in the Malabar region. Thalassery municipality has a population just under 100,000. Thalassery has an area of 23.98 square kilometres . It is 22 km south of the district headquarters in Kannur town. Thalassery is situated in an altitude ranging from 2.5m to 30m above mean sea-level. Thalassery municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 of the British Indian Empire, making it the second oldest municipality in the state. At that time the municipality was known as Thalassery Commission, and Thalassery was the capital of North Malabar. G. M. Ballard, the Malabar collector, was the first President of the municipal commission. Later a European barrister, A. F. Lamaral, became the first Chairman of Thalassery municipality. Thalassery grew into a prominent place during European rule, due to its strategic geographic location. Thalassery has played a significant historical, cultural, educational and commercial role in the history of India, especially during the colonial period. On 9 February 2014, Thalassery taluk was split in two and Iritty taluk was formed. The north eastern hilly region of the former Thalassery Taluk such as Peravoor, Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Kottiyoor, Kelakam is within the Iritty Taluk area.
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