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___MASK72___ , also known as Calicut , is a city in the state ___MASK68___ Kerala in southern India on the Malabar Coast . ___MASK72___ is the largest urban area in the state and 195th largest urban area in the world . The city lies about 275 km west ___MASK68___ Bangalore . The greater Calicut urban area in the Malabar coast is the part ___MASK68___ the ninth biggest urban area in the world and the second biggest in India after the greater Kolkatta urban area , which constitute ___MASK68___ the ___MASK96___ Kerala region or the Malabar coast . City ___MASK68___ spices . During classical antiquity and the Middle Ages , ___MASK72___ was dubbed the " City ___MASK68___ Spices " for its role as the major trading point ___MASK68___ eastern spices . It was the capital ___MASK68___ an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris ( Zamorins ) in the Middle Ages and later ___MASK68___ the erstwhile Malabar District under British rule . Arab merchants traded with the region as early as 7th century , and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed at ___MASK72___ on 20 May 1498 , thus opening a trade route between Europe and Malabar . A Portuguese factory and fort was intact in ___MASK72___ for short period ( 1511  1525 , until the Fall ___MASK68___ Calicut ), the English landed in 1615 ( constructing a trading post in 1665 ), followed by the French ( 1698 ) and the Dutch ( 1752 ). In 1765 , Mysore captured ___MASK72___ as part ___MASK68___ its occupation ___MASK68___ the Malabar Coast . ___MASK72___ , once a famous cotton - weaving centre , gave its name to the Calico cloth . ___MASK42___ is one of the 14 districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala , India . The town of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name . The old name , Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name " Kannur ". ___MASK42___ is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north , Kozhikode district to the south and Wayanad District to the southeast . To the east the district is bounded by the Western Ghats , which forms the border with the state of Karnataka ( Kodagu district ). The Arabian Sea lies to the west . The district was established in 1957 . ___MASK78___ (" Tiruvaantapuram "), formerly known as Trivandrum , is the capital and the largest city ___MASK68___ the Indian state ___MASK68___ Kerala . It is located on the west coast ___MASK68___ India near the extreme south ___MASK68___ the mainland . Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the " Evergreen city ___MASK68___ India ", it is classified as a Tier - II city by the Government ___MASK68___ India . ___MASK86___ Railways ( reporting mark IR ) is a state - owned railway company , responsible for rail transport in ___MASK10___ . It is owned and operated by the Government ___MASK68___ ___MASK10___ through the Ministry ___MASK68___ Railways . It is one ___MASK68___ the world ' s largest railway networks comprising ___MASK68___ track over a route ___MASK68___ and 7 , 112 stations . In 2015 - 16 , IR carried 8 . 101 billion passengers annually or more than 22 million passengers a day and 1 . 107 billion tons ___MASK68___ freight in the year . In 2014  2015 ___MASK86___ Railways had revenues ___MASK68___ which consists ___MASK68___ from freight and from passengers tickets . Kannur ___MASK83___ is a suburb ___MASK68___ Kannur city . Kannur ( Malayalam :      ), also known by its English name Cannanore , is a city and a Municipal Corporation in ___MASK42___ , state of Kerala , India . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK42___ and situated 518 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram . During British rule in India , Kannur was known as Cannanore , which is used now only by the Indian Railways . It is largest city of the North Malabar region . Talap is the nearest village or town next to railway station . Kannur is one of the million - plus urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1 , 642 , 892 in 2011 , Kannur on the other hand is the 4th largest city after Kozhikode , Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi . Talap is a suburb ___MASK68___ Kannur on NH 17 in Kerala in southern India . Talap is the nearest town or village in ___MASK42___ . Whilst seen predominantly residential , Talap has many prominent educational and health institutions in Kannur . It is also famous for its cultural and religious heritage . With the city expanding , Talap is one ___MASK68___ the hotspots ___MASK68___ commercial activity in Kannur . ___MASK80___ , historically known as Keralam , is an Indian state in ___MASK40___ on the Malabar coast . It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam - speaking regions . Spread over , it is bordered by ___MASK22___ to the north and northeast , Tamil Nadu to the east and south , and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west . With 33 , 387 , 677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census , ___MASK80___ is the thirteenth - largest state by population and is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram . Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language ___MASK68___ the state . ___MASK83___ Malabar refers to the historic and geographic area ___MASK68___ southwest India covering the state ___MASK68___ Kerala ' s present day Kasaragod and Kannur Districts , the Mananthavady taluk ___MASK68___ Wayanad District , the taluks ___MASK68___ Koyilandy and Vatakara in the Kozhikode District ___MASK68___ Kerala and the entire Mahé Sub - Division ___MASK68___ the Union Territory ___MASK68___ Puducherry . ___MASK10___ , officially the Republic ___MASK68___ ___MASK10___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay ___MASK68___ Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK92___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK10___ is in the vicinity ___MASK68___ Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK10___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Malayalam is a language spoken in ___MASK10___ , predominantly in the state ___MASK68___ Kerala . It is one ___MASK68___ the 22 scheduled languages ___MASK68___ ___MASK10___ and was designated as a Classical Language in ___MASK10___ in 2013 . It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence ___MASK68___ the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century . Malayalam has official language status in the state ___MASK68___ Kerala and in the union territories ___MASK68___ Lakshadweep and Puducherry . It belongs to the Dravidian family ___MASK68___ languages and is spoken by some 38 million people . Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states ___MASK68___ Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris , Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts ___MASK68___ Tamil Nadu , and Dakshina Kannada ___MASK68___ Karnataka .