~ KANNUR BLAZTZ ~ SHOT WITH CELL PHONE ~ SERIES 2 ~

~< PICS CLICKED WITH NOKIA E51 / 2 MEGAPIXEL CAM >~

Here I present you some pictures of Kannur and surrounding places, which I clicked with my cell phone cam... I don't know how you will be feeling about the pics or rather what you have to tell about all these, just put as comments, so that I can know your valuable suggestions... But always remember, I have shot it with my poor quality cell phone cam ~ Nokia E51 / 2 Megapixel... Hope you will consider that also while commenting :))) Thanks to all for your support and hope you will bring more friends and comment over the pics!!! Brief description of Kannur is added bottom of the page...

Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. This is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its Portuguese name Cannanore, which is still in fairly common usage. This is the largest city of North Malabar region. Kannur Municipality was established in 1867 and is one of the oldest municipalities in Kerala.

Kannur is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, and has an estimated population of 5,74,876 in 2010. Kannur is known as the Land of Looms and Lores, because of the loom industries functioning in the district and ritualistic folk arts held in temples. Kannur is famous for its pristine beaches; Theyyam, its native performing art; and its handloom industry.

Kannur is of great strategic military importance. It houses one of the 62 military cantonments in the country, the Kannur Cantonment, and is the current headquarters of the Defence Security Corps.

According to the data compiled by the research firm Indicus Analytics, Kannur is one of the ten best cities in India to live. The parameters set by this firm are in the field of health, education, environment, safety, public facilities and entertainment.

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