Mambaram, Malappuram
Mambaram (sometimes Mampuram) is a Muslim pilgrimage centre located 26 km east of Tirur, Malappuram district, Kerala, South India on the Malabar Coast. Mambram is on the banks of the river Kadalundipuzha. Mambaram is famous for the Mambaram Makham, which is the shrine intended and used primarily as a receptacle for the dead bodies of the principle Thangals. The Mambaram Nercha, is held every year in the month of Muharram near the tomb of Sayyid Alavi Thangal, the famous Mambaram Thangal.
History
Mambaram was an active center of the Khilafath movement as well as the national movement. The Thirurangadi Juma Masjid, from where the local khilafath leader Ali musliyar operated, is actually situated in Mambaram.
Reach Mambaram
By Road: Mambaram is just 2 km away from the N.H 17,V.K.Padi. And 40 kilometers from nearest city, Kozhikode
By Rail Nearest major railway station is Tirur(10 km away) and nearest railway station is Parappanangadi (6 km away)
By Air Mambaram is just 16 km away from the Calicut International Airport
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