Kondotty
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Kondotty കൊണ്ടോട്ടി |
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Pazhayangadi Masjidh in Old Kondotty Street
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 Kondotty
 Kondotty
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| Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 75°57′50″E / 11.147°N 75.964°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram District |
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Village
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| Area | |
| • Total | 122.99 km2 (47.49 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 152,839 |
| Languages | |
| • Official Languages | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 673638 |
| Telephone code | 0483 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 10, KL 65 |
Kondotty (Malayalam: കൊണ്ടോട്ടി) is a revenue village and municipality, and is also a developing town in the Malappuram district, state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. Kondotty Taluk, with Kondotty as its headquarters, is declared as the seventh taluk in Malappuram district by chief minister Oommen Chandy on 23 December 2013.
Kondotty is famous for the Nercha (Malayalam for 'offering') in the Pazhayangadi Mosque. Kondotty is the birthplace of the Mappila poet, Moyinkutty Vaidyar, where there is a memorial dedicated to him. He popularised Mappilapattu (Mappila songs) by his poems on secular and romantic themes.,
The history of Kondotty is connected with that of the 18th century Kondotty Thangals, the Sufi exponents. Tipu Sultan of Mysore brought the first Thangal Muhammad Shah, to make the Mappilas allies. The Thangal first resided at Areekode and later settled in Kondotty. When the British arrived, putting an end to the reign of Tipu Sultan, the Thangal realigned with the British. During the 1921 upsurge, the Mappila mob attacked the house of the seventh Thangal, Nasiruddin Shah.
Nediyiruppu is 2 km from Kondotty. It is from where the Zamorin kingdom was expanded. During the ancient times, Zamorins were known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopams.
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