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About Kannur

Kannur (formerly known in English as Cannanore and Portuguese as Cananor) is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur District and situated 518 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 22 km from Thalassery, 100 km from Kozhikode, 120 km from Kasaragod, 146 km from Mysore, 173 km from Mangalore, 201 km from Ooty, 276 km from Coimbatore and 280 km from Bangalore. During British rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District (Madras Presidency), the city was known as Cannanore. Kannur is the largest city of North Malabar region. As of 2011 census population of Kannur was 232,486. Kannur is one of the million-plus urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1,642,892 in 2011.

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Kannur to Thailand Kannur to Gavi India Kannur to Mannarkkad Kannur to Chhattisgarh Kannur to Vythiri Resort Kannur to Kadampuzha Kannur to Dudhsagar Falls Station Kannur to Guntur Kannur to Angamaly Kannur to Hogenakkal Kannur to Assam Kannur to Jabalpur Kannur to Agra Kannur to Virudhachalam Kannur to Kothamangalam Tamil Nādu India Kannur to Palacode Kannur to Jammu and Kashmir Kannur to Erumely Kannur to Vattakanal Kannur to Edappally Kannur to Chitradurga Kannur to New York Kannur to Mannar Kerala India Kannur to POOTHALI HOMESTAY Nīleshwar Kannur to Thuraiyur Kannur to Karumutti Kerala India Kannur to Mettupalayam Kannur to Karaikal Kannur to Kizhakkambalam Kannur to Kavaratti Kannur to Indiranagar Station Kannur to Tripunithura Kannur to Big Ben Kannur to Srikalahasteeswara temple Kannur to Gandhinagar Kannur to Bhatkal Kannur to Dubai Kannur to Virudhunagar Kannur to Sangli Kannur to Pattukkottai Kannur to Pilāni Kannur to Madhāpur Kannur to Thimphu Kannur to Ahmedabad Airport AMD Kannur to Mālūr Kannur to Jagannath Temple Kannur to Hoskote Kannur to Mandya Kannur to Penukonda Kannur to Kuttampuzha