Kondotty

Kondotty
Aerotropolis of South Malabar
Municipality City Town
Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam
Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam
Kondotty is located in Kerala
Kondotty
Kondotty
Kondotty is located in India
Kondotty
Kondotty
Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 75°57′50″E / 11.147°N 75.964°E / 11.147; 75.964
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram District
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyKondotty Municipality
 • ChairpersonK.C Sheeba
 • Vice ChairpersonPalakkal Shareefa
Area
[1]
 • Total
31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
59,256
 • Density1,908/km2 (4,940/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official languagesMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673638
Telephone code0483
Vehicle registrationKL-84
Websitekondottymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/

Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was declared as the seventh taluk in Malappuram district by chief minister Oommen Chandy on 23 December 2013, Real Malabar FC Kondotty is professional football club from Kondotty and FC Kondotty one and only All India Sevens Football club from Kondotty[3][4]

Kondotty Qubbah

Nediyiruppu region of Kondotty municipality was the original headquarters of the powerful dynasty of the Zamorins of Calicut (Eradi dynasty), who were actually the rulers of Eranad. The royal family of Zamorins is also known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam.[5][6]

Kondotty is famous for the Kondotty Nercha (Malayalam for 'offering') in the Pazhayangadi Mosque. Kondotty is the birthplace of the Mappila poet, Moyinkutty Vaidyar, where there is a memorial dedicated to him. He popularised Mappilapattu (Mappila songs) by his poems on secular and romantic themes.

Karipur International Airport
Pazhayangadi Mosque
Mini Ooty Hill
Oorakam Hills
Cheruppadi Hill
  1. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 154. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 248. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala". The Hindu. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
  4. ^ Mathew, Roy (15 May 2013). "Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ Sreedhara Menon, A. (2007). A Survey of Kerala History (2007 ed.). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
  6. ^ Dr. Hari Desai. "The Zamorins of Calicut and Vasco Da Gama". asian-voice.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.