Chaliyam | |
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Village | |
 Beypore Railway Station, incorrectly named, at Chaliyam was the terminus of the Madras Railway (South-West Line). | |
  Chaliyam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′21″N 75°48′30″E / 11.15592°N 75.80824°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Taluk | Kozhikode |
| Block panchayat | Kozhikode |
| STD Code | 0495 |
| Postal Code | 673301 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kozhikode |
Chaliyam is a village situated at the estuary of Chaliyar (River Beypore) in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Chaliyam forms an island, bounded by the Chaliyar in the north, and River Kadalundi in south, and the Conolly Canal in the east. It is located just opposite to Beypore port. Chaliyam (Beypore Railway Station) was the former terminus of the South-West Line of the Madras Railway. Chaliyam is also famous for the Guinness World Records holder Muhammed Adil, a P.M who covered around seven km in the Chaliyar River with his hand and legs tied with ropes.
Different names of Chaliyam:
- Muslim navigators: al-Shaliat [1] Chaliyam, at small port south of Kozhikode at the time, is not regularly mentioned under this name in the Arabic and Persian geographical literature. It does feature in Abu al-Fida's Taqwin al-Buldan (14th century). Two 14th-century Islamic tombstones are recorded at the site.[2]
- European navigators: Chale/Challe/Chalia or Chaly[1]
- Saliyam: the home of the Saliya community. The Saliyas figure as the dominant weaving community in medieval South India. Presently, the Chaliya (Chaliyan or Saliya) is an Other Backward Class in Kerala.[3]
Chaliyam is believed to be one of the location of the founding mosques of Kerala. As per this tradition, the qazi of the mosque established at Chaliyam was Taqy ud-Din.[4] Ibn Batutah seems to have visited Chaliyam in the 14th century. He describes the settlement: "I next came to the city of Shaliat, where the Shaliats are made and hence they derive their name. This is a fine city..."[4] The first railway line in Kerala was laid in 1861 from Tirur to Chaliyam through Tanur, Parappanangadi, Vallikkunnu, and Kadalundi.[5]
Some sources allude to the presence Jewish settlements (12th and 13th centuries) in Chaliyam.[6]
As per a peace agreement between Portuguese Viceroy Nuno da Cunha and the Samutiri of Kozhikode, a Portuguese fort was constructed at Chaliyam in 1531. The Fort Chaliyam was eventually besieged, captured and destroyed by the Kozhikode forces in 1571. A certain Portuguese officer called Attaide was in charge of the fort at this time.[7][4]
Chaliyam is also famous for the Khalasi.[7]
Beypore Railway Station, incorrectly named, at Chaliyam was the terminus of the Madras Railway (South-West Line).[4]
- ^ a b Henry Yule. Cathay and the Way Thither, Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China, Volume 1 Taylor & Francis, 2017
- ^ Hall. Secondary Cities & Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c. 1400-1800 Lexington Books, 1955
- ^ Kerala Public Service Commission
- ^ a b c d William Logan. Malabar: District Manual, Volume 1 Asian Educational Services, 1887
- ^ "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ a b K. M. Panikkar. A History of Kerala 1498-1801. pp. 102
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