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Beypore
Beach - Kerala
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.
Beaches
Kovalam
Beach || Kappad Beach || Bekal
Fort Beach || Alappuzha Beach
Baypore
Beach || Varkala Beach
Shankhumugham
Beach
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