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Sight Address : Beypore is located about 10 km south of Kozhikode town at the mouth of the Chaliyar River. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Beypore is located around 10 kilometres south of Kozhikode city (North Kerala), that’s a humble unassuming port-town for the new generations. But it was much more than that… In an era before Europeans set foot in India, when Arabs, Jews and Chinese were the major trading partners with India’s port cities, Beypore was a name to reckon with! In fact, more famous than Kozhikode or any other ports in Malabar. A port city, commercial / trade center, fishing harbour and maritime hub… all rolled into one, Beypore was like a ‘city state’ during its golden years. It was at Beypore that traditional ship / boat building flourished, before any other port centres in Kerala (An indigenous technology that continues to this day)!However, changing times which saw the emergence of other ports (like Kochi) and the unification of Malabar, Kochi and Travancore to form Kerala state… all resulted in Beypore becoming a shadow of its former self. Afterwards it was reduced to more of a fishing center with occasional demands for its boat-building sector. With tourism gaining a new facelift in Malabar region, Beypore slowly started gaining attention too.

Beypore evening view-kozhikode

HistoryEdit

Beypore was thronged first by Romans and afterwards by Chinese, Syrians, Arabs and in recent centuries by Europeans for trade. Beypore has long history of being a centre for shipbuilding since the first century AD, and it was further expanded under the East India Company during the early nineteenth century. The Indian Ocean trade started from ancient times and strengthened during the medieval times. While in the old days Malabar directly traded with the Greeks and Romans, it concentrated on exchanges with the Middle Eastern ports in the medieval times. This exchange of goods resulted also in transfer of people from their abodes.

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1-2 hours.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Hotel Taj Residency – Kozhikode ; P.T. Usha Road,Calicut -673032,Kerala, India. ; Ph/M – (91-495) 2765354 ; Food Serve – Multi-cuisine restaurant serves up delectable Indian and International delicacies.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private cabs / taxis easily available from the airport and the railway station to reach this sight.

BUS : There are bus services operating from cities like Kochi, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore to Kozhikode.Kozhikode has an excellent local bus service system and it is cheap. KSRTC buses ply frequently to the city from various parts of the state.

Train : The Kozhikode city has its own railway station. It is well connected to all the major cities of the state. transport facility is easily available from the railhead to reach a particular destination.

Air : The Karipur International Airport also known as Calicut International airport, is at a distance of 23 km from Kozhikode town. Tourist taxi charges about Rs 400 from airport to the town. Karipur airport is well connected to many major cities in India and abroad, specifically to many gulf countries.

Others : Autorickshaw : This is cheap way of transport between attractions. Autos in Calicut are the most trust worthy of any in India. They have the best reputation of being truthful and being straight forward in their dealings similar to the ones in Bombay (Mumbai) and Pune.