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.

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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

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Calicut alsoKnownAs City of Spices