City of Spices
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City of Spices is a famous nickname for Calicut (Kozhikode), a historic port city in Kerala, India renowned for its long-standing role in the global spice trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Spices canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBecauseOf |
historical importance in pepper trade
ⓘ
long-standing role in global spice trade ⓘ major spice market status ⓘ |
| appliedTo | historic port city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab traders
ⓘ
Chinese traders ⓘ European traders ⓘ Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean trade
Portuguese exploration ⓘ Vasco da Gama ⓘ maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Malabar cuisine
ⓘ
Mappila Muslim culture ⓘ |
| economicAssociation |
spice export
ⓘ
trade hub ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Malabar Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Malabar region
|
| hasAlternativeNameOfCity |
Calicut
ⓘ
Kozhikode Municipal Corporation ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
Arabian Sea trade network
ⓘ
Zamorin of Calicut ⓘ spice merchants ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black pepper trade
ⓘ
cardamom trade ⓘ historic port ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | English ⓘ |
| linkedToPort |
Beypore port
ⓘ
surface form:
Kozhikode Port
|
| locatedIn | Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | nicknames of Indian cities ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Calicut
ⓘ
Kozhikode ⓘ |
| region |
northern Kerala
ⓘ
surface form:
North Kerala
South India ⓘ |
| semanticType |
honorific city title
ⓘ
toponymic epithet ⓘ |
| state | Kerala ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
spice tourism ⓘ |
| usedAsTourismSloganFor | Kozhikode ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
historical descriptions of Kozhikode
ⓘ
tourism promotion ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.