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|native_name = <big>നിലമ്പൂര്</big><br />
|conventional_long_name = Nilambur Kovilakam<br />
|common_name = Nilambur<br />
|capital = [[Nilambur]]<br />
|government_type = Vassal state<br />
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|year_end = 18th century<br />
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|image_map2_caption = Vettekkorumakan temple<br />
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'''Nilambur Kingdom''' or '''Nilambur Kovilakam''' was a former feudal city-state in present-day [[Kerala state]], [[India]],situated near to the Nilgiri range of the Western Ghats.<ref>Panikkassery, Velayudhan. '' Malabarile Rajavamsangal'', MM Publications (2007), Kottayam India</ref> It was ruled by [[Samantha Kshatriya]]s who were the vassals of the [[Zamorin]]s of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], with the capital located 25 kilometers north of [[Manjeri]] in present-day [[Malappuram district]]. Famous Vettakkorumakan Kovil (famous for ''Pattutsavam'') and Nilambur Kovilakam are situated on the banks of [[Chaliyar River|Chali river]] and Nilambur is known for its unique teak plantations and the [[Teak Museum]]. The [[Nilambur – Shoranur Railway Line]] was built by the British to carry woods and other products from these forests to the outside world. <br />
[[File:Rubber trees in Kerala, India.jpg|left|thumb|Nilambur Rubber Estate]]<br />
[[File:NilamburTeak.jpg|left|thumb|The Conolly Teak Plot, named in memory of H.V. Conolly, Malabar District Collector]]<br />
The area was an ancient tribal settlement, and in Nilambur forests the remains of ancient temples can be found. [[Cholanaikkan]]s, one of the most primitive tribes in South India and one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes, numbering only 360 in 1991, first contacted in the 1960s, are seen in the Karulai and Chunkathara forest ranges near .<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Kovilakathumuri]]<br />
* [[Amarambalam]]<br />
* [[Adyanpara Falls]]<br />
* [[vaniyambalam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.mynilambur.com/2011/03/nilambur-kovilakam.html Nilambur Kovilakam]<br />
* [http://www.nilambur.com/ Nilambur.com tourism site]<br />
* [http://www.muzhappilangadtourism.com/ViewDestinationDetails.aspx?did=53 Destination details]<br />
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