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Beypore Beach
Located about 10 kms south of Kozhikode town at the mouth of the Chaliyar
River, is Beypore. Historically, it has a special place as being one of
the prominent ports and fishing harbours, and was also an important trade
and maritime centre during the days of the early Arab and Chinese travelers
and later the Europeans.
Soon after its prominence as a port and trade centre, Beypore slowly
began to flourish as a centre for shipbuilding, which was in great demand
by merchants from Western Asia. The boat-building yard at Beypore is famous
for its traditional construction of the Uru or the Arabian trading vessel.
This tradition of shipbuilding is nearly 1,500 years old, and the craftsmanship
of the workers here is exceptional. Traditionally, Arabs constitute the
major chunk of buyers. They place orders with their specifications and
needs.
Unlike modern day shipbuilding involving the development of blue print
and machinery to facilitate manufacturing of ships, here, at Beypore everything
is conceived in the minds of the workers, who as a team execute the highly
intricate woodwork to perfection. It is an amazing aspect if one is to
observe the manner in which the Uru takes shape with minimum sophistication
in production.
The entire team observes certain work ethics, of which discipline is
the foremost. A visit to this historic place is a must in order to have
a close look at some of the deft fingers and alert minds, measuring and
fixing different parts of the ship to perfection.
Nearby attractions in Beypore include the fishing harbour, hardly a kilometer
from the shipbuilding yard and Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, which is about
7 kms from Beypore. The Kadalundi estuary is considered as a birdwatchers
paradise, due to the variety of local as well as migratory bird life.
Migratory birds flock here in large numbers during February-March.
The sanctuary is spread over a group of islands in a scenic area surrounded
by hillocks where the Kadalundi River flows into the Arabian Sea. The
place is locally known as Kadalundi Nagaram.
Getting there:
Nearest Railway Station: about 10 kms from Kozhikode town.
Nearest Airport: Karipur International Airport, about 23 kms from
Kozhikode town
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