Why visit Kannur
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 131 places to eat, 53 places to stay and 13 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kannur Lighthouse, Meenkunnu Beach, Arakkal Museum and Gundert Museum.
Weather in Kannur
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About Kannur
Kannur (Malayalam: [kɐɳːuːr] ), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 280 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 146 kilometres (91 mi) south of the major port city and commercial hub, Mangalore. It is the fifth largest city in Kerala. During British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District (Madras Presidency), the city was known as Cannanore.
From the Wikipedia article Kannur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kannur on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do13
Muzhappilangad Beach
Beach · 12.5 km
Beach in Kannur district, Keralam, India
1 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks9
Arakkal Museum
Museum · 2.4 km
Museum in Kannur district, Keralam, India
Parks, trails and playgrounds22
Parassinikkadavu Snake Park
Park · 14.1 km
Snake Park in Kerala, south India
10 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes131
kairali hotel
Restaurant · Regional · 4.0 km
Kannur-Calicut-Valanchery Highway, Kannur
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Rajas Highschool Canteen
Restaurant · Indian · 4.3 km
Mo-Su 06:30-22:30
new geetha bakery
Bakery · 4.2 km
Kannur - Mattannur Road, Melechovva
119 more on the map.
Where to stay53
Bilaval Billu Home
Motel and hotel · 3.7 km
12/1369 Kasargod-Kannur-Calicut Highway
Indian Coffee House
Motel and hotel · 2.1 km
Caltex Circle (Gandhi Circle), Kannur
Churches and places of worship95
Kizhakkekkara mathilakam sree krishna temple
Place of worship · 5.1 km
Chirakkal, Kannur
Shopping55
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries105
Healthcare57
Map of Kannur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kannur International Airport (CNN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.
- Pāppinisshēri 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Muluppilagadu 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Dharmadam 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Taliparamba 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Tellicherry 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Mattanur 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Irikkūr 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Mahē 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Panoor 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Nādāpuram 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kannur Skyline 3, Kidu ( talk ), Public domain
- Meenkunnu Beach, Sreejithk2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Muzhappilangad beach12, Ajeeshkumar4u, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thottada Beach, Arjunmangol, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hermann Gundert bungalow, Jameela P., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parassinikkadavu Snake Park, Pradeep717, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Click on 15-03-2013, Akuaku123, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arakkal Kettu museum- kannur, നിരക്ഷരൻ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kannur-Fort-22, Rajesh Kakkanatt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TalukOfficeKannur, Anoopan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kannurfort3, MANOJTV at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kannur Univerisity Thavakkara Campus, Rahul B Ashok, CC0
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