The Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ... Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ...

Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala

Bekal Fort Beach, northern Kerala. ... Bekal Fort Beach, northern Kerala. ... Bekal Fort Beach Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Kerala (India), situated in Kasargod district. ...

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Geographically, the Malabar Coast, especially on its westward-facing mountain slopes, comprises the wettest region of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains. Authur Lake, Bhandardara, Maharashtra The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a (wind) pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. ...

The Malabar Coast, in historical contexts, refers to India's southwest coast, lying on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala states between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. The coast runs from south of Goa to Cape Comorin on India's southern tip. It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Authur Lake, Bhandardara, Maharashtra The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ...

The Malabar Coast is also sometimes used as an all encompassing term for the entire Indian coast from the western coast of Konkan to the tip of the subcontinent at Cape Comorin. It is over 525 miles or 845 km long. It spans from the South - Western coast of Maharashtra and goes along the coastal region of Goa, through the entire western coast of Karnataka and Kerala and reaches till Kanyakumari. It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats on the east. The Southern part of this narrow coast is the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests. The Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore. ... Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ... Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( (help· info)) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... Authur Lake, Bhandardara, Maharashtra The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern India. ...

History

The Malabar Coast features a number of historic port cities, notably Kozhikode (Calicut) and Oddeway Torre settlement, both part if Danish India, Cochin, and Quilon, that have served as centers of the Indian Ocean trade for centuries. Because of their orientation to the sea and to maritime commerce, the Malabar coast cities feel very cosmopolitan, and hosted some of the first groups of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in India. Kozhikode in Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട്, also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. ... Kochi (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി []), formerly known as Cochin, is the largest city in the state of Kerala, India, and one of the principal seaports in the country. ... Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, is a city in Kerala which is also the headquarters of a district by the same name. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...

See also

• Malabar
• Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, a Uniate rite