Kapad Beach Rock

Kapad Beach Rock is in Kerala, Southern India. Kapad Beach Rock is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Orupottumkavu Bhagavathi Temple, as well as near the pond Poonkulam at Poongulangara.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chemancheri railway station.

Chemancheri railway station

Railway station

Chemancheri railway station is a monument of India's freedom struggle and the station serving the historical town of Kappad in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Chemancheri railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Kapad Beach Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kappad and Chemancheri.

Kappad

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Kappad, or Kappakadavu locally, is famous as the beach near Calicut, India, where the Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama landed on May 20, 1498. A small stone monument there commemorates the landing with the inscription, "Vasco da Gama landed here, Kappakadavu, in the year 1498." It is one of the most important tourist places in Kerala, with a wide and beautiful beach.