Kozhikode - കോഴിക്കോട്

Calicut or Kozhikode is situated in the south Indian state of Kerala on the southwest coast of the Arabian Sea. The district extends from latitude 11deg 15' N to 75deg 49' E. Basking in the idyllic setting of the serene Calicut, is the third largest city and a municipal corporation in the southern state of Kkerala, India. It is the headquarter of Kozhikode district, and was formerly the capital of an independent kingdom, and later of the erswhile Malabar District. This city is famous as the nearest town to Kappad where Vasco da Gama, the first European to sail directly from Europe (from Lisbon, Portugal) to India, landed in 1498. This legendary port is on the Malabar Coast, near the backwaters of the Kallai River, 57 km down the Wayanad Hills from Lakkidi and 58 km from Mahe.