Calicut
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A port city on the Arabian Sea on the Malabar Coast of Kerala in southern India. The local name is Kozhikode. It exports spices, teak wood, and rubber. It has long flourished as a port for Arab merchants trading in the Indian Ocean. It was the place where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498. It became a British colony in 1792. It prospered until the 19th century by exporting spices, cotton products, and other products to Europe. Calicut is the origin of the word calico (white cotton fabric). It has a population of 431,560 (2011). Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
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インド南部，ケーララ州マラバル海岸，アラビア海に臨む港湾都市。現地名はコジコーデKozhikode。香辛料，チーク材，ゴムを輸出する。アラブ商人のインド洋交易の港として古くから栄えた。1498年バスコ・ダ・ガマの上陸地。1792年英領。19世紀まで対ヨーロッパ貿易で香辛料，綿製品などを輸出して繁栄。カリカットはキャラコ（白木綿地）の語源。43万1560人（2011）。
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