Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാര് ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. Bekal Fort (ബേക്കല് കോട്ട is the biggest fort in Kerala, spreading over forty acres Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: The name is thought to be derived from the Malayalam word Mala (Hill) and Persian word Bar (Kingdom). Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used This part of India was originally a part of the British East India company controlled Madras State,when it was designated as Malabar District . The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or It included the northern half of the state of Kerala and some coastal regions of present day Karnataka. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; The majority of Kerala's Muslim population known as Mappila live in this area. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Mappilas (historically called Moplahs in Malayalam:മാപ്പിള refer to the Muslim community in Kerala and neighbouring [1] The name is sometimes extended to the entire southwestern coast of the peninsula, called the Malabar Coast. The Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Malabar is also used by ecologists to refer to the tropical moist forests of southwestern India (present day Kerala). Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF also known as tropical moist forests, are a Tropical and Subtropical Forest
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Malabar region
The Malabar region lies along the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula and forms the northern part of present-day Kerala state. The Malabar region lies along the southwest coast of India and forms the northern part of the present-day state of Kerala. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Malayalam is the chief language of the region, and the ancestors of today's population have inhabited the region for centuries. Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used The region formed part of the ancient kingdom of Chera for centuries. History In early Tamil literature the great Chera rulers are referred to as Cheral Kuttuvan Irumporai Kollipurai and Athan It became part of the Hindu Vijayanagara empire in the 15th century. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical The Vijayanagara Empire ( Kannada: ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ Telugu: విజయనగర సామ్రాజ్యము was a South with the breakup of the empire in the mid-16th century, the region came under the rule of a number of local chieftains notably the Kolathiris of Kasaragod, Zamorins of Calicut and the Valluvokonathiris of Walluvanad. A traditional tribal chief is the leader of a Tribe, or the head of a tribal form of self-government The Mooshaka Kingdom, covering present Kasaragod, Kannur and other nearby places of north Kerala state in India, had come to be known as WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kasaragod district. Saamoothirippādu or Saamoothiri, anglicised Zamorin, is the used by the Nair rulers of the erstwhile state of Kozhikode (anglicised WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kozhikode District. Valluvanad (Malayalamവള്ളുവനാട് was an erstwhile princely state in present state of Kerala in South India extending from the Nila River ( The region came under British rule in the 18th century, during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of wars fought in India over the last three decades of the eighteenth-century between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British
At the conclusion of the Anglo-Mysore wars, the region was organized into a district of Madras Presidency. Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, much of Palakkad and a small porion of Thrissur. For the district with the name Kannur see Kannur District. For town with same name in Karnataka, see Kannur Dakshina Kannada WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kozhikode District. Wayanad District, in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1 1980 as the 12th district by carving out areas from WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details -->___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For the district with the same name see Palakkad District. Palakkad, also known as Palghat (anglicized is a town and a Municipality For the district with the same name see Thrissur district. Thrissur / Trichur / Trissur ( Malayalam: തൃശ്ശൂര് The administrative headquarters were at Calicut (Kozhikode). With India's independence, Madras presidency became Madras State, which was divided along linguistic lines on November 1, 1956, when Malabar district was merged with the Kasaragod district immediately to the north and the state of Travancore-Cochin to the south to form the state of Kerala. Madras State was the former name of the present day state of Tamil Nadu, India. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kasaragod district. Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India. It was created on July 1 1949 by the merger of two former Princely
Malabar Coast
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 Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: The coast runs from south of Goa to Cape Comorin on India's southern tip. Goa ( Konkani: गोंय /ɡɔ̃j/ is India 's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. For other uses of Kanyakumari, please see Kanyakumari (disambiguation.
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. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Konkan (Marathi कोकण also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali, is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad For other uses of Kanyakumari, please see Kanyakumari (disambiguation. 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. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. Goa ( Konkani: गोंय /ɡɔ̃j/ is India 's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; It is flanked by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats on the east. The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം The Southern part of this narrow coast is the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests. The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest Ecoregion of southern India.
The Malabar Coast features a number of historic port cities, notably Kozhikode (Calicut), Cochin, and Quilon, that have served as centers of the Indian Ocean trade for centuries. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kozhikode District. Kollam ( Malayalam:കൊല്ലം) (known to the Portuguese as Quilon, pronounced koy-lon) is a city and a Municipal corporation The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface 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 (now known as Syrian Malabar Nasranis), Jews (today called as Cochin Jews), and Muslims (at present known as Mappilas) in India. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people are an Ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Cochin Jews, also called Malabar Jews ( Malabar Yehudan) are the ancient Jews and their descendants of the former A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Mappilas (historically called Moplahs in Malayalam:മാപ്പിള refer to the Muslim community in Kerala and neighbouring
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. The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months
Malabar rainforests
The term Malabar rainforests refers to one or more distinct ecoregions recognized by biogeographers:
- the Malabar Coast moist forests formerly occupied the coastal zone to the 250 meter elevation (but 95% of these forests no longer exist)
- the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests grow at intermediate elevations
- the South Western Ghats montane rain forests cover the areas above 1000 meters elevation
The Monsooned Malabar coffee bean comes from this area. The term Malabar rainforests refers to one or more distinct Ecoregions recognized by biogeographers: the Malabar Coast moist forests formerly An ecoregion ( ecological region) sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or " Biogeography is the study of the distribution of Biodiversity over Space and Time. The Malabar Coast moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest Ecoregion of southwestern India. The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest Ecoregion of southern India. The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an Ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Kerala Monsooned Malabar is a particularly famous variety of High-roast Arabica Coffee bean that is produced in Malabar region in A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant (the pit inside the red or purple fruit
References
- ^ "Kerala. " Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 8 June 2008
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