Knowledge City | |
Official Name: | Markaz Knowledge City |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Nickname: | MKC |
Motto: | Way to Wisdom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Title1: | in |
Established Date1: | Kaithapoyil near Thamarassery, Kozhikode Kerala, India |
P1: | WIRAS |
Governing Body: | Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya |
Leader Name: | Sheikh Aboobakr Ahmad |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad |
Leader Title2: | Managing Director |
Leader Name2: | Abdul Hakeem Azhari |
Leader Title3: | Chief executive officer |
Leader Name3: | Dr. Abdul Salam[1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Languages |
Demographics2 Info1: | Arabic, English, Urdu and Malayalam |
Demographics2 Title2: | Roads |
Demographics2 Info2: | National Highway 766 (India) |
Markaz Knowledge City is a private, planned city built near Kozhikode in Kerala.[2] [3] The foundation stone for the project was laid by Taj-ul Ulama Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari[4] on 24 December 2012. Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the chairman of the city and Abdul Hakeem Azhari is its managing director.
See main article: article and Markaz Law College. Markaz Law College is a centre of higher legal education in Kozhikode. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut[11] and is recognized by the Bar Council of India. It offers integrated five-year course BBA with Bachelor of Laws and three-year course LLB.[12]
It is located at National Highway 766 (India).
Knowledge city connects to other parts of India through Kozhikode city on the west and Thamarassery town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Kozhikode and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kozhikode and Kannur. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.