Fort Road, Kannur Explained

Fort Road
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.8667°N 75.3667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KL-
Iso Code:IN-KL

Fort Road is a busy shopping area in Kannur town of Kerala, South India. The road is so named, because it leads to the St. Angelo Fort.

Fort Road is the business hub of Kannur town, with many businesses and banks having their Kannur branches and outlets on the street. Some of the prominent shopping outlets are Supplyco, Fortlight Complex, Super Bazar. The Kannur railway station is located at the northern end of the road, and several tourist homes and hotels are concentrated in the area.

The State Bank of India has a large campus on Fort Road. The Kannur City Centre—Kannur's largest shopping mall—is also located there. Kannur City Centre houses many of the larger outlets like Alukkas, Baskin-Robbins, Asiatic Internet Cafe, Apollo Clinic, Majestic, and Green's Hypermarket.

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