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തലശ്ശേരി Thalassery is a City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karnataka). Thalassery municipality has a population just under 100,000. Thalassery Heritage City has an area of 23.98 square kilometres (9.26 sq mi). It is 21 km south of the district headquarters in Kannur town. Thalassery is situated in an altitude ranging from 2.5m to 30m above mean sea-level. Thalassery municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850) of the British Indian Empire, making it the second oldest municipality in the state. At that time the municipality was known as Thalassery Commission, and Thalassery was the capital of North Malabar. G. M. Ballard, the Malabar collector, was the first President of the municipal commission. Later a European barrister, A. F. Lamaral, became the first Chairman of Thalassery municipality. Thalassery grew into a prominent place during European rule, due to its strategic geographic location. Thalassery has played a significant historical, cultural, educational and commercial role in the history of India, especially during the colonial period. On 9 February 2014, Thalassery taluk was split in two and Iritty taluk was formed. The northeastern hilly region of the former Thalassery Taluk such as Peravoor, Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Kottiyoor, Kelakam is within the Iritty Taluk area. Script: Godwin & Abhijith Vaniyambalam Cuts & Grading: Reneesh Ottappalam Sound Engineer: Sreejith Sankar Voice Over : Praveen Studio: Magic Mango Film Studio #Thalassery #keralatourism #GodsOwnCountry #KeralaTourism #munnar #munnartouristplaces #thekkady #GodsOwnCountry #KeralaTourism #thekkady #tamilnadutourism #touristplace #valparai #keralatourism #southindiatourism #manoramamusic #travelguide #travelogues #travel #SouthIndia #Kerala