Cananor

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Cananor, historically known as Kannur, is a coastal city in Kerala, India that was an important spice-trading port and early center of Portuguese activity in the Indian Ocean.

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Cananor canonical 2

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
administrativeStatus municipal corporation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cananor ⓘ
climate tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
coast Arabian Sea ⓘ
colonialPowerPresent Portugal ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countrySubdivision state of Kerala ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
governingBody Kannur Municipal Corporation ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion North Malabar ⓘ
linked to: Malabar District
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ
hasPort Kannur port ⓘ
linked to: Beypore port
historicalNameOf Kannur ⓘ
historicalRole early center of Portuguese activity in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
important spice-trading port ⓘ
knownFor Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
black pepper trade ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ
locatedIn Kerala ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
South India ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Kozhikode ⓘ
locatedOn Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ
Malabar Coast ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Mangalore ⓘ
partOf Kannur district ⓘ
Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
region Malabar region ⓘ
linked to: Malabar Coast
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
transport Kannur International Airport ⓘ
railway connection to other Kerala cities ⓘ
visitedBy Portuguese explorers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kannur → alsoKnownAs → Cananor ⓘ
subject linked to: Cananor