Palakkad, also known as Palghat and historically Palakkattussery, is a city in the Indian state of Kerala and the administrative headquarters of Palakkad district. The English Wikipedia article calls it the most densely populated municipality and the fourth most densely populated city in the state. It is famous for the ancient Palakkad Fort, which Hyder Ali captured and rebuilt in 1766 and which fell to the Zamorin in 1784, with battlements, a moat and a Hanuman temple. The municipality was formed on 1 November 1866, along with Kozhikode, Kannur, Thalassery and Fort Kochi, making these Kerala oldest modern municipalities. The city is about 347 kilometres north-east of Thiruvananthapuram.
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Palakkad (Wikipedia)
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is a city in the Indian state of Kerala
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Palakkad (Malayalam: [pɐːlɐkːɐːɖɨ̆] ), also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city in the Indian
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Palakkad (Malayalam: [pɐːlɐkːɐːɖɨ̆] ), also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city in the Indian
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