Kozhikode | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 13/12/2018

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Kozhikode


00:01:48 1 Etymology
00:02:49 2 History
00:04:23 2.1 Early Kozhikode in foreign accounts
00:06:36 2.2 The Samoothiri
00:08:00 3 Geography and climate
00:08:10 3.1 Geography
00:11:27 3.2 Climate
00:12:32 4 Demographics
00:15:52 5 Civic administration
00:16:44 6 Corporation Election 2015
00:16:54 6.1 Political Performance in Election 2015
00:17:05 6.2 Initiatives by District Administration
00:17:55 6.3 Law and order
00:18:37 7 Transport
00:18:46 7.1 Road
00:20:27 7.2 National highways
00:21:47 7.3 State Highways
00:22:59 7.4 Public transport
00:24:07 7.5 Rail
00:24:47 7.6 Air
00:25:21 8 Economy
00:26:21 8.1 Shopping
00:27:14 8.2 Music
00:28:00 9 Media
00:28:09 9.1 Radio
00:28:57 9.2 Television
00:30:19 10 Education
00:31:20 11 Location
00:31:29 12 See also



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Kozhikode ([koːɻikːoːɖ] (listen)), also known as Calicut, is a city in Kerala, India and the headquarters of the Kozhikode district. The Kozhikode metropolitan area is the second largest urban agglomeration in Kerala with a population of 2 million as of 2011. The city lies about 275 km south west of Bangalore, 235 km south of Mangalore and 525 km south west of Chennai.
During classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikode was dubbed the City of Spices for its role as the major trading point of Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins) in the Middle Ages and later of 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 Kozhikode on 20 May 1498, thus opening a trade route between Europe and Malabar. A Portuguese factory and fort was intact in Kozhikode for short period (1511–1525, until the Fall of 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 Kozhikode as part of its occupation of the Malabar Coast. Kozhikode, once a famous cotton-weaving centre, gave its name to the Calico cloth.According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode ranked as the second best city in India to reside in. It was ranked eleventh among Tier-II Indian cities in job creation by a study conducted by ASSOCHAM in 2007.