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St. Angelo Fort (Kannur Fort) This fort is also known as Kannur kotta meaning Kannur fort in Malayalam language. Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...
This beautiful fort facing Arabian Sea is situaded 3 km from Kannur town of Kerala state in India. Map of the Arabian Sea. ...
Kannur or Cannanore is a district (and also the name of the town which is its headquarters) in northern Kerala, a state in India. ...
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Don Francisco De Almeida of Portuguese constructed this fort in 1505 AD. The Dutch captured the fort from Portuguese in 1663 they sold the fort to the king Ali Raja of Arakkal kingdom. Events March 5 - Papal dispensation issued for the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon June 27 - Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his fathers command King Alexander_of_Poland signed Nihil_novi act - Poland became Nobles Democracy Poland prohibits peasants from leaving...
Arakkal Ali Raja was a Muslim Raja (King in Malayalam language) of Arakkal Palace. ...
In 1790 the British seized the control over this fort and became one of the important military centres of the British in Malabar. Bekal Fort Beach Malabar is a region along the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula, which forms the northern part of present-day Kerala state. ...
There is a secret tunnel in this fort. This tunnel is built underneath the sea to the Thalassery Fort which is 21 km from Kannur fort. This under passage is said to be used by soldiers to escape. A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...
The Moppila Bay Harbor and Arakkal Mosque are near the this fort.
The fort, is now under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India. Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency under the Department of Culture that is responsible about archaeological studies and preservation of cultural monuments. ...
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