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Kozhikode (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 11 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 075 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 75.7667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Former cotton-weaving center, famed for "calico" fabric; visited by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama 1498; trading post was fortified by Portuguese in 1511 and abandoned 1525; exports include coconut products, pepper, ginger, tea, and coffee. |
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| Kozhikode (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Calicut (C,V,English,U)
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| Kalicut (NA,V)
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| Kolikod (NA,V)
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| Kozhikkot (NA,V)
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| കോഴിക്കോട് (NA,V,Malayalam,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Arab traders settled 7th cen. |
| town (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Calicut University established 1968 |
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