Pookkottur
Pookkottur is a village in Eranad taluk, and a suburb of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is on National Highway 213, and there is a state road from the town to Manjeri.
Pookkottur | |
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village | |
 1921 War Memorial Gate Pookkottur | |
  Pookkottur Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°5′50″N 76°3′50″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Malappuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malappuram |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
It was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British administration in the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Province.
Malabar Karshikotsavam & Krishi Mela (from 18th to 30 May 2013) was an initiative by Mr. P.A. Salam by collaborating Kerala Agricultural University, Youth Clubs & Pookkottur Grama Panchayath to transform Pookkottur as a model Sustainable Green Village of Kerala.
Important Landmarks
- Pookkotur Juma Masjidh
- 1921 War Memorial: Tombs of 460 Mappilas who were killed in battle during the Mappila revolt against Britain in 1921 at Pookkottur
- "Pookkotur gate". The Pookkottur war memorial gate is dedicated to those killed in the Pookkottur battle. Along with these monuments, abandoned
See also
- Nediyiruppu
- Valluvambram
- Arimbra Hills
Image Gallery
Aravankara, Pookkoottur
Pookkottur Town
External links
- http://wikimapia.org/2610009/
- https://archive.is/20130626181037/http://kau.edu/ec_2013.htm
- https://archive.is/20130626180506/http://kau.edu/gc_2013.htm
- http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/pages/lb_general_info.php?intID=5&ID=934&ln=en
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