Palghat

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Palghat, also known as Palakkad, is a major town in the Indian state of Kerala noted for its historic Palakkad Fort and its location near the Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
alsoKnownAs Palakkad
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country India
distanceToCoimbatore about 50 kilometres
distanceToKochi about 140 kilometres
distanceToThiruvananthapuram about 340 kilometres
distanceToThrissur about 67 kilometres
fortBuiltBy Hyder Ali
fortControlledBy Kingdom of Mysore
fortLaterControlledBy British East India Company
governingBody Palakkad Municipality
hasFort Palakkad Fort
hasLandmark Dhoni Waterfalls
Jainimedu Jain temple
Kalpathy River
Kalpathy Temple
Malampuzha Dam
Malampuzha Gardens
Palakkad Fort
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Silent Valley National Park
hasRailwayStation Palakkad Junction railway station
linked to: Palakkad Junction

Palakkad Town railway station
knownFor Palakkad Fort
Palakkad Iyers community
Palghat Gap
agriculture
classical music tradition
paddy fields
locatedIn Kerala
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Palakkad district
locatedInMountainRange Western Ghats
locatedInRegion Malabar region
linked to: Malabar Coast
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Kalpathy River
Palghat Gap
locatedNearState Tamil Nadu
locatedOn Bharathapuzha River
linked to: Bharathapuzha
locatedOnRailwayLine Palakkad–Coimbatore line
Palakkad–Shoranur line
locatedOnTransportationRoute National Highway 544 NERFINISHED
nearestAirport Calicut International Airport
Coimbatore International Airport
officialLanguage English
Malayalam
regionType gateway to Kerala from Tamil Nadu
spokenLanguage Tamil
utcOffset +05:30

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