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The name Baithkhol is Arabic term, Bait-e-kol, meaning bay of safety. Muslin was the chief commodity purchased but Uttara Kannada was also a source for pepper, cardamom, cassia and coarse blue cotton cloth. Situated on India's west coast, 50 miles south-east of Goa, Uttara Kannada was noted for its safe harbour.
The ancient name was "Baithkhol"—from an Arabic term Bait-e-kol— meaning the "bay of safety". ... Uttara Kannada district was a part of the Bombay Presidency.
The Konkani spoken by Nawayatis of Bhatkal incorporates Persian and Arabic words." [10] People of South Kanara do not distinguish between some nouns of Kannada and Konkani origin, and have developed a very business practical language. They sometimes add Tulu words also.
Currently, Tulu Nadu consists of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and the Manjeshwaram taluk of Kerala. [7] The Uttara Kannada district in general is considered to be the southernmost part of the Konkan coast. [8] Specifically, the littoral region north of the Gangavalli River is traditionally included in the Konkan. [9]
Nawayath Sultanate (13th century C.E. to 14th century C.E.) also known as Hunnur Sultanate, was a tiny kingdom on the coast of Karavali, present-day Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. It was probably established by Nawayath merchant Hasan Nakhuda at Hospattan, the village in Honnavar.
Get the Uttara Kannada, KA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
TikTok will be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, 2025, after a federal appeals court rejected its bid to overturn the ban that President Biden signed in April. The law states that if TikTok ...
A Siddi girl from the town of Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. The Siddis of Karnataka (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic minority group of mainly Bantu descent that has made Karnataka their home for the last 400 years. [7] There is a 50,000-strong Siddhi population across India, of which more than a third live in ...