Ponnani
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Ponnani is a historic coastal town and former trading port in the Malabar region of Kerala, India, known for its cultural and religious significance, especially in Islamic scholarship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipality in Malappuram district ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy coastline ⓘ |
| connectedBy | road network in Malappuram district ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ponnani Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Islamic educational institutions
ⓘ
Mappila songs and literature ⓘ |
| hasPortHistory | medieval Indian Ocean trade ⓘ |
| historicalRole | trading port on the Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| historicalTradeGoods |
coir
ⓘ
fish ⓘ pepper ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| historicalTradePartners |
Arab traders
ⓘ
Persian Gulf ports ⓘ |
| isCoastalTown | true ⓘ |
| isHistoricPort | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arab–Indian trade history
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ Mappila Muslim culture ⓘ mosques ⓘ religious significance in Islam ⓘ traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malappuram district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDivision | Ponnani taluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Malabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | central Kerala coast ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bharathapuzha River mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Kozhikode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thrissur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Malabar region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionLanguage | Malayalam ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | major centre of Islamic learning in Kerala ⓘ |
| stateCapitalOf | null ⓘ |
| timeZone | IST ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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