Markaz Knowledge City is a private,

planned city A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

built near

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

. The foundation stone for the project was laid by ''Taj-ul Ulama'' Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari on 24 December 2012. Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the chairman of the city and

Abdul Hakeem Azhari Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari (also called as MAH Al Kandi) is an Indian Islamic scholar and educationalist, who serves as the Director of the Jamia Markaz. He is the managing director of the Markaz Knowledge City, and the General Secretary of ...

is its managing director.

Education

* School of Business Management * Markaz International School *Digital Bridge International *Alif Global School *Avaan Institute of Management Education and Research (AIMER Kozhikode) *Hillsinai Center of Excellence *Hillsinai Finishing School *WIRAS (World Institute for Research in Advanced Studies) *Malaibar Foundation *Malabar and Islamic heritage Museum *Library and research club and publications *Markaz Unani Medical College, the first unani medical college in Kerala.

Markaz Law College

Markaz Law College Markaz Law College, is a centre of higher legal education in Kozhikode, India. The law college is the first project launched under the Knowledge City of Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya, the college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is ...

is a centre of higher

legal education Legal education is the education of individuals in the principles, practices, and theory of law. It may be undertaken for several reasons, including to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for admission to legal practice in a particular ...

. The college is affiliated to the

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in nor ...

and is recognized by the

Bar Council of India The Bar Council of India is a statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India. Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and as such represents ...

. It offers integrated five-year course BBA with

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of ...

and three-year course LLB.

Health care

* Markaz Unani Medical Hospital * Tigris Valley * 5 Star Wellness Center

Others

*Jamiul Futuh - The Indian Grand Masjid *Fezinn Hotels *M Tower *Valencia Galleria - Exhibition Centre *Talenmark Souk *Cultural Centre *Mihras Hospital *Unani Medical College *Aimer Business School *Tigris valley - Wellness Centre *Alif Global School *Malaibar Centre for Research and Development

Location

It is located at National Highway 766 (India).

Transportation

Knowledge city connects to other parts of India through

city on the west and Thamarassery town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through

and the northern stretch connects to Goa and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta,

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. The nearest airports are at

and

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a Cities in India, city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city a ...

. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.

References

{{Reflist Markaz Thamarassery area Villages in Kozhikode district