Bekal Fort Beach

Bekal Fort Beach

Kasaragod (Malayalam:കാസര്‍ഗോഡ് ജില്ല) is one of the districts of the Indias state of Kerala. Kasragod district was organised as a separate district, on 24 May1985. It forms the northernmost end of Kerala. To its south lies Kannur District and to the north, Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state. All along its west it is walled by the Western Ghats while along the east the Arabian Sea borders it. The district, covering an area of around 1992 sq km, has a population (2001 census) of 1,203,342, and has two taluks, namely, Kasaragod and Hosdurg both being municipalities as well; seventy-five villages; thirty-nine panchayats. The district is further sub-divided into four administrative segments called development blocks, namely, Manjeshwar, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, and Nileshwar. Like other districts of Kerala, Kasaragod district too has a high literacy rate, around 85.17%. The Malayalam spoken here has influences from Tulu, Kannada, Urdu and Konkani. People from southern Kerala generally find it difficult to understand the Malayalam spoken here. Bekal Fort Beach, northern Kerala. ... Bekal Fort Beach, northern Kerala. ... Inside Bekal Fort Bekal Fort (Kannada ಬೇಕಲ್ ಕೋಟೆ) is the biggest fort in Kerala, spreading over forty acres. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bakel_fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bakel_fort. ... Inside Bekal Fort Bekal Fort (Kannada ಬೇಕಲ್ ಕೋಟೆ) is the biggest fort in Kerala, spreading over forty acres. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Districts of Kerala, south India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... , For the city with the same name, see Kannur. ... Location of Dakshina Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ... , Karnataka (Kannada: , IPA:  ) is a state in the southern part of India. ... The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... // The Panchayat (पंचायत in Devanagiri) is an Indian political system that groups five villages in a quincunx (four peripheral villages around a central one were laid out as the 5 side of a die). ... Manjeshwaram is a small costal village in Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India. ... , For the district with the same name, see Kasaragod district. ... Kanhangad(Malayalam:കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് ) is a city and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Nileshwaram/Neeleshwaram, also known as Nileshwar, is a town in the Kasaragode District of Kerala state, south India, with an area of 14. ... Tulu is one of the minor languages of India with under 2,000,000 speakers. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Konkani language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Konkani (DevanāgarÄ«: कोंकणी, Roman: Konknni, Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, Malayalam: കൊംകണീ, IAST: ) is a language of India, and belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. ...

Kasaragod district has Arabian sea to the west and Western ghats to the east. The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia... The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ...

History

In ancient times, Kasaragod was known by Arabs by the name Harkwillia.^[1]Many Arab travellers who visited Kerala between 9th and 14th century visited Kasaragod , which was an important trade centre then.Duarte Borbosa, the Portuguese traveler who visited Kumbla, near Kasaragod in 1514, recorded rice being exported for coir to Maldives.^[2]Dr.Francis Buccanan, who was the family doctor of Arthur Wellesley, visited Kasaragod in 1800.^[3]In his travelogue, he recorded information on places like Athiraparambu, Kavvai, Nileshwaram, Bekal, Chandragiri and Manjeshwaram.^[4] Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... The town of Kumbla is situated close to the border of the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. ... , For the district with the same name, see Kasaragod district. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ... , Nileshwaram/Neeleshwaram(Malayalam:നീലേശ്വരം), also known as Nileshwar, is a town in the Kasaragode District of Kerala state, south India, with an area of 14. ... Bekal is a small place situated on the seashore of Pallikara village in Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India, is an important place of tourist interest in the district. ... For other places with the same name, see Chandragiri (disambiguation). ... Manjeshwaram is a small costal village in Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India. ...

Kasaragod was once a part of the Tuluva kingdom.Then, there were 64 Malayalam and 64 Tulu villages in this part.^[5]When Vijayanagara empire attacked Kasaragod, it was ruled by the Kolathiri Raja who had Nileshwaram as his capital. During the decline of the Vijayanagara empire, the administration of this area vested with Ikkery Naiks.^[6]At the onset of collapse of the Vijayanagara empire, Vengappa Naik declared indepenance to Ikkery. Kumbla, Chandragiri and Bekal are considered to be the chain of forts constructed by Shivappa Naik.^[7]In 1763, Hyder Ali conquered Bedanoor (Bidnur), the capital of the Ikkery Naiks. His son Tippu Sultan conquered the whole of Malabar. As per the Sreerangapattanam Treaty of 1792, Tippu surrendered Malabar, except Tulunadu (Canara) to the British. The British got Tulunadu only after the death of Tippu Sultan.^[8] The Tuluvas (Tulu: ತುಳುವ) are speakers of the Tulu language. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Tulu is one of the minor languages of India with under 2,000,000 speakers. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Mooshaka kingdom, present Kasaragod, Kannur and other nearby places of north Kerala state in India, had come to be known as Kolathunad and the rulers known as Kolathiris. ... For other uses, see Raja (disambiguation). ... Hyder Ali or Haidar Ali (c. ... Portrait of Tippu Sultan, 1792 Sultan Fateh Ali Tippu, also known as the Tiger of Mysore (November 20, 1750, Devanahalli – May 4, 1799, Srirangapattana), was the first son of Haidar Ali by his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-nissa. ... [Land of uncivilised] Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാര്‍ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and derived from the Malayalam word Mala mean Hill and Persian word Bar means Kingdom, and is same as the word meaning of Malayalam. ... Map of Tulu Nadu with respect to the rest of Karnataka. ... Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George...

References

Another look at the Bekal Fort

Inside Bekal Fort Bekal Fort (Kannada ಬೇಕಲ್ ಕೋಟೆ) is the biggest fort in Kerala, spreading over forty acres. ...

External links

• Official District Website
• CPCRI
• L.B.S.College of Engineering
• Photo gallery
• Muthappan Temple Nileshwar
• Koroth Nair Tharavad