Kondotty
Kondotty | |
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Kondotty Kondotty | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 75°57′50″E / 11.147°N 75.964°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Kondotty Municipality |
| • Chairperson | U.K. Mammathissa (IUML) |
| • Vice Chairperson | Ayisha Bindu (INC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 59,256 |
| • Density | 1,908/km2 (4,940/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official languages | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673638 |
| Telephone code | 0483 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-84 |
| Website | kondottymunicipality |
Kondotty (Malayalam: [koɳɖoːʈːi]) is a town and municipality in the Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India, located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was declared as the seventh taluk in Malappuram district by chief minister Oommen Chandy on 23 December 2013, Real Malabar F.C is professional football club from Kondotty and FC Kondotty is the only All India Sevens Football club from Kondotty.
Nediyiruppu region of Kondotty municipality was the original headquarters of the powerful dynasty of the Zamorins of Calicut (Eradi dynasty), who were actually the rulers of Eranad. The royal family of Zamorins is also known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam.
Kondotty is famous for the Kondotty 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.