 Vasco da Gama, the Portugese traveller, first landed here.The district's
history reverberates with the heroic tales of the Zamorins, the erstwhile princely rulers.
Birth place of the legendary navigator Kunjali Marakkar is Vadakara in Kozhikkod district.An International Airport links the district and the north of Kerala to the rest of the world. Kozhikkode SSA comprises of two revenue districts Kozhikkod and Wayanad and also is segmented into 4 Short Distance Charging Areas(SDCA) Badagara,Manonthody, Calicut and Kalpetta. |
