2006-10-15 00:27:07 · 5 answers · asked by Sree 3 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Thiruvananthapuram
Kannur district
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Kannur
Location of Kannur
Headquarters Kannur
11.40° N 74.52° E
State Kerala
Abbreviation IN-KL-KNR
Collector Sasidhar Sreenivas
Area 2,996 km²
Population (2004) 2,251,727
Density 751/km²
website http://www.kannur.nic.in/
For the town with the same name, see Kannur.
Kannur District (Malayalam: കണ്ണൂര്) or Cannanore District is one of the 14 districts 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. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and Kozhikode District to the south. To the east the district is bounded by the Western Ghats range, which forms the border with Karnataka state, in its districts of Kodagu and Chamarajanagar. The Arabian Sea lies to the west.
Kannur District is known as the land of looms and lores, because of the number of looms functioning in the district and festivals held in temples. The district is a major centre of Theyyam, a ritual dance of northern Kerala, and small shrines known as kavus associated with the Theyyam dot the district.
2006-10-15 00:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kannur District is known as the land of looms and lores, because of the number of looms functioning in the district and festivals held in temples. The district is a major centre of Theyyam, a ritual dance of northern Kerala, and small shrines known as kavus associated with the Theyyam dot the district.
2006-10-15 15:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by a_d_c_d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kannur in south India don't know why though.
2006-10-15 07:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Quite a few apparently, but I have posted a link below.
2006-10-15 07:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kannur
2006-10-16 12:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋