Tirur River

Tirur River begins in the Tirur taluk village of Athvanad in the Malappuram district of the state of Kerala in south India and flows south-west to Thiruvnavaya and then north-west to Elamkulam where it turns south-west, joining the Bharathapuzha River which flows into the Arabian Sea near the coastal town of Ponnani. [cite web
url=http://malappuram.nic.in/geography.html
title=Malappuram - Important Rivers
publisher=National Information Centre
accessdate=2006-10-13 ] It is known for its beautiful mangroves and its many varieties of fishes and birds. [cite web
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title=Tirur River
publisher=International EcoTourism Club
accessdate=2006-10-13 ]

This river is navigable and forms part of west coast water transport system. Its length is 48 km.
Thunjathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan - the father of Malayalam literature was born and brought up on the banks of this river and his birth place Thunjan Parambu is situated very near to the river and the place is called Annara "desam" and Trikkandiyoor "amsom". Vallathol Narayana Menon, poet and the founder of Kerala Kalamandalam, was also born on the banks of this river.

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* [http://malappuram.nic.in/geography.html Malappuram]
* [http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&
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* [http://www.rbdck.com/arche.htm#rtr Road Over Bridge at Tirur Inaugurated]