Dharmadom
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thumb|Dharmadam Island Dharmadom or Dharmadam is a Census Town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. This town is located in between Anjarakandi River and Ummanchira River, and Palayad town and Arabian Sea. It is known for the 100-year-old Government Brennen College, Dharmadam Island, and the famous Muzhappilangad beach.
Key facts
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- Dharmadam
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- Census Town
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- India Kerala
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- right
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- Location in Kerala, India
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- Country
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- State
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- Kerala
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- District
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- Kannur
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- Metric
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- 10.66
- Settlement.population_total
- 30,804
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- 2011
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- auto
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- Languages
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- Official
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- Malayalam, English
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thumb|Dharmadam Island Dharmadom or Dharmadam is a Census Town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. This town is located in between Anjarakandi River and Ummanchira River, and Palayad town and Arabian Sea. It is known for the 100-year-old Government Brennen College, Dharmadam Island, and the famous Muzhappilangad beach.
== History == Dharmadom is a scenic coastal town that was earlier known as "Dharmapattanam". It was an active Buddhist area in ancient times. Arabs called it as Darmaftan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dharmadom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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