A view of Arabian Sea from St. Angelo's Fort, Kannur

St. Angelo Fort (Kannur Fort) is also known as Kannur Kotta is a fort facing Arabian Sea is situated 3 km from Kannur town of Kerala state, south India. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 727 KB)manojtv; personal I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 727 KB)manojtv; personal I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... Inside St. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... Inside St. ... Kerala ((?); Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ...

History

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. 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ...

Inside St.Angelo's fort

Many people believe that there is a secret tunnel in this fort. This tunnel was 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 726 KB)manojtv; personal I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 726 KB)manojtv; personal I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Thalassery Fort Thalassery Fort is in Thalassery a town in Kannur district of Kerala state in south India. ...

The Moppila Bay Harbor and Arakkal Mosque are near the fort. Boats in Mappila Bay and Kannur Fort in the far Moppila Bay is a natural and now a modernised fishing harbour situated near St. ...

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. ...

Photo Album: St.Angelo's fort

Kannur fort, inside view.	Cannon on top of the fort. Mappila Bay can also be seen. A small Civil War-era cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... Boats in Mappila Bay and Kannur Fort in the far Moppila Bay is a natural and now a modernised fishing harbour situated near St. ...	Inside St.Angelo's fort. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2016x1512, 769 KB)manojtv; personal I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...	Outside view of the horse stable. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 nugget For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). ... This article is about the building; for another meaning, see stability. ...
The military insignia on the fort wall. ...	Portuguese inscriptions (military insignia) on the fort wall. ...	The chapel inside the fort. A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ...	The stairway leads to the top of the fort wall. Note that the whole of the fort is made with laterite material. Laterite is a red-colored clay rich soil found in the tropics and subtropics. ...
The trench outside the fort wall, to protect the fort from enemies. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (996x636, 105 KB) Summary photographed by Pratheepps Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A trench is a long narrow ditch. ...	View of Mappila Bay from St. Angelo Fort. Boats in Mappila Bay and Kannur Fort in the far Moppila Bay is a natural and now a modernised fishing harbour situated near St. ...	Inside view of the fort. Note the flag mast.	Inside view of the horse stable. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 nugget For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). ... This article is about the building; for another meaning, see stability. ...
Another view from the top of the horse stable.

See also

• Payyambalam Beach
• Meenkunnu Beach
• Muzhappilangad Beach
• Parassinikkadavu Snake Park
• Muthappan temple
• Kannur
• Thalassery Fort