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For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District . Kozhikode in ( Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് ; ), also known as '''Calicut''', is a city in the southern India n State of Kerala . It is the third largest city in Kerala and the headquarters of Kozhikode District . Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent Kingdom , and later of the erstwhile Malabar District . NAME The word Calicut is the anglicized version of the original name Kozhikode. As is common with several place names in Kerala , most non-native speakers find it difficult to pronounce the Retroflex Approximant ( IPA symbol - ɻ) in 'Kozhikode', hence the anglicized name. Tipu Sultan , during the conquest of Malabar , unsuccessfully attempted to change the name of the city to Ferozabad. The word Calico is derived from the name of the city of Calicut. It is a type of cotton that is commonly used in soft furnishing. It was one of the first export commodities to Europe. Calico was made by the traditional weavers of Calicut called ''Chaliyans''. HISTORY 's navigation chart from Hormuz to Calicut, 1430]] The ports of the , reprint 1997 White Lotus Press. ISBN 974-8496-78-3. Kozhikode had emerged as the centre of an independent kingdom by the 14th century, whose ruler was known as the Samoothirippadu (often anglicised as Zamorin). Thus Calicut came to be called the ''City of Zamorins'' In the year 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama landed at 'Kappad', about 25 km from Calicut city. During the 16th century, the Portuguese set up trading posts to the north in Kannur and to the south in Kochi , but the Zamorin resisted the establishment of a permanent Portuguese presence in the city. In 1509 though, the kingdom was forced to accept a Portuguese trading post in Chaliyar . The Samoothirippadu later allied with Portuguese's rivals, the Dutch , and by the mid-17th century the Dutch had captured the Malabar Coast spice trade from the Portuguese. In 1766 Hyder Ali of Mysore captured Kozhikode and much of the northern Malabar Coast and came into conflict with the British based in Madras , which resulted in four Anglo-Mysore Wars . Kozhikode and the surrounding districts were among the territories ceded to the British by Tipu Sultan of Mysore at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Mysore War in 1792 . The newly acquired possessions on the Malabar Coast were organized into the Malabar District of Madras Presidency , and Calicut became the district capital. After Indian Independence in 1947 , Madras Presidency became the Madras State . In 1956 , the Indian states were reorganized along linguistic lines. Malabar District was combined with the state of Travancore-Cochin to form the new state of Kerala on November 1 1956 . Malabar District was split into the districts of Kannur , Kozhikode, and Palakkad on January 1 1957 . GEOGRAPHY Kozhikode is located at Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kozhikode . It has an average elevation of 1 Metre (3 Feet ). There are many number of rivers and lakes in the district. Chaliyar puzha, Kallayi Puzha Poonoor puzha and Iravanjhi puzha are some amongst them. CLIMATE The district has a generally humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The main rainy season is during the South West Monsoon , which sets in the first week of June and extends up to September. The North East Monsoon extends from the second half of October through November. The average annual rainfall is 3266 mm. The best weather is found towards the end of the year, in December and January—the skies are clear, and the air is crisp. The highest temperature recorded was 39.4 °C in March 1975. The lowest was 14 °C recorded on 26 December 1975 . DEMOGRAPHICS |
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