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The '
Malabar Coast' also known as the 'Malabarian Coast', is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland
Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest region of southern
India, as the
Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden
monsoon rains, especially on its westward-facing mountain slopes. The term "Malabar Coast" is also sometimes used in reference to the entire
Indian coast from the western coast of
Konkan to the tip of the subcontinent at
Cape Comorin.
Definitions
Fishing in Mukkah, near Mangalore.
Geographically, the Malabar Coast, especially on its westward-facing mountain slopes, comprises the wettest region of southern
India, as the
Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden
monsoon rains.
The 'Malabar Coast', in historical contexts, refers to India's southwest coast, lying on the narrow coastal plain of
Karnataka and
Kerala states between the
Western Ghats range and the
Arabian Sea. The coast runs from south of
Goa to
Cape Comorin on India's southern tip.
The Malabar Coast is also sometimes used as an all encompassing term for the entire
Indian coast from the western coast of
Konkan to the tip of the subcontinent at
Cape Comorin. It is over 845 km (525 miles) long. It spans from the South - Western coast of
Maharashtra and goes along the coastal region of
Goa, through the entire western coast of
Karnataka and
Kerala and reaches till
Kanyakumari. It is flanked by the
Arabian Sea on the west and the
Western Ghats on the east. The Southern part of this narrow coast is the
South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests.
Dabhol beach, Maharashtra.
History
The Malabar Coast features a number of historic port cities, notably
Kozhikode (Calicut) and
Oddeway Torre settlement (both part of
Danish India),
Cochin and
Quilon, which have served as centers of the
Indian Ocean trade for centuries.
Because of their orientation to the sea and to maritime commerce, the Malabar coast cities feel very
cosmopolitan, and hosted some of the first groups of
Christians,
Jews and
Muslims in India.
See also
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Malabar region
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Syro-Malabar Church (one of the
Eastern Catholic Churches)
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Guide to life in Manipal University City
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