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Thalassery is the second largest city of North Malabar. It is also known as Tellicherry. It lies on the Malabar Coast of Kerala and is 21 km from the district headquarters, Kannur. It is often referred to as the city of circuses, cricket and cakes. Thalassery is considered the birthplace of the circus in India. Its artists are recognized world wide for their performance. Cricket was introduced to the town by Colonel Arthur Wellesley in the early 1800’s, much before its introduction in Calcutta in 1860. Mambally Bakery of Tellicherry is the first Bakery of Kerala. Cakes of Thalassery were famous right from the British period.Thalassery Fort built by the British to protect and control the spice trade from the town is now a historical monument. Herman Gundert, the German Missionary, wrote the 1st Malayalam Dictionary when he was residing in Tellicherry
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