Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is a historic city along the Malabar Coast in the Indian state of Kerala, also called the City of Spices. It was among the most important ports in the world during medieval times, receiving visitors from Marco Polo to Ibn Battuta to Zheng He to Vasco da Gama.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude11.247778 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Kozhikode (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Calicut city is the second-largest city proper in the state with a population of 609,224 within its municipal boundaries.
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
Calicut, is a historic city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India
View the Source 2. Kozhikode (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 11.247778, longitude 75.780278
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1 m
P2046 (area)
area 177.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2020)
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceWikidata: Kozhikode
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