About Tanur
Tanur is a small town in the Tirur tehsil, Malappuram district of Kerala state, located on the coast 9 kilometres " is derived from the Malayalam language. "Tanni" refers to the Bastard myrobalan tree, Terminalia bellirica, while "ur" refers to the village. The small coastal fishing town of Tanur was one of the oldest muslim settlements in India. Many ancient mosques are situated here. This was once a Portuguese colony. It is believed that St. Francis Xavier visited Tanur in 1546 AD.
Tanur is in Kerala telecom region.
Important Cities close to Tanur :
Cochin
, Thiruvananthapuram
, Kozhikode
, Trichur
, Kottayam
, Munnar
, Ernakulam
, Attingal
, Mannarghat
, Adimaly
, Manjeri
, Peermedu
, Minicoy
, Kannur
, Adoor
