Pookkottoor is a village in
Eranad taluk, and a suburb of
Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...
,
Kerala, India. It is on
National Highway 966
National Highway 966 (NH 966) is a highway which connects Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode district headquarters in Kerala. It was previously known as NH 213. It covers a distance of 125 km. At Ramanattukara, near Kozhikode, it joins N ...
, and there is a state road from the town to
Manjeri.
It was the centre of the
Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the
British administration in the erstwhile
Malabar district of
Madras Province.
Malabar Karshikotsavam & Krishi Mela (from 18th to 30 May 2013) was an initiative by Mr. P.A. Salam by collaborating Kerala Agricultural University, Youth Clubs & Pookkottur Grama Panchayath to transform Pookkottur as a model Sustainable Green Village of Kerala.
Important Landmarks
* Pookkotur Juma Masjidh
* 1921 War Memorial: Tombs of 460 Mappilas who were killed in battle during the Mappila revolt against Britain in 1921 at Pookkottur
* "Pookkotur gate". The Pookkottur war memorial gate is dedicated to those killed in the Pookkottur battle. Along with these monuments, abandoned
See also
*
Nediyiruppu
*
Valluvambram
*
Arimbra
Arimbra Hills or Mini Ooty is a tourist spot between Malappuram and Kondotty in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is at a height of 445 meter above sea level. The place attracts large number of visitors for its rolling hills and scenic view ...
Hills
Image Gallery
File:Aravangara.jpg, Aravankara, Pookkoottur
File:Pookkottur.jpg, Pookkottur Town
External links
* http://wikimapia.org/2610009/
* https://archive.today/20130626181037/http://kau.edu/ec_2013.htm
* https://archive.today/20130626180506/http://kau.edu/gc_2013.htm
* http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/pages/lb_general_info.php?intID=5&ID=934&ln=en
Suburbs of Malappuram
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