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[[File:തിരൂര്പ്പുഴ 1z .jpg|thumb|The Tirur River]]<br />
The '''Tirur River''' or '''Tirur-Ponnani River''' begins in the [[Tirur]] [[taluk]] village of [[Athavanad]] in the [[Malappuram district]] of the state of [[Kerala]] in [[south India]] and flows south-west to [[Thirunavaya]] and then north-west to [[Elamkulam, Malappuram|Elamkulam]] where it turns south-west at Alinchuvadu and passes through [[Tirur]] town, and finally joining the [[Bharathapuzha River]], which flows into the [[Arabian Sea]] near the coastal town of [[Ponnani]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://malappuram.nic.in/geography.html<br />
|title=Malappuram - Important Rivers<br />
|publisher=National Information Centre<br />
|accessdate=2006-10-13 <br />
}}</ref> It is known for its beautiful mangroves and its many varieties of fishes and birds.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&img=44<br />
|title=Tirur River<br />
|publisher=International EcoTourism Club<br />
|accessdate=2006-10-13 <br />
}}</ref><br />
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This river is navigable and forms part of the west coast water transport system. Its length is {{convert|48|km}}. <br />
[[Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan]] - the father of [[Malayalam literature]] was born and brought up on the banks of this river and his birthplace at [[Thunjan Parambu]] is situated very near to the river and the place is called ''Annaradesam'' and Trikkandiyoor ''[[amsom]]'' in the former [[Kingdom of Tanur]] (Vettattunad). [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]], poet and the founder of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], was also born on the banks of this river. Many of the main members of the medieval [[Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics]], including [[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] , were also born near Tirur River.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Tirur River}}<br />
* [http://malappuram.nic.in/geography.html Malappuram]<br />
* [http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&img=44 Tirur River]<br />
* [http://www.rbdck.com/arche.htm#rtr Road Over Bridge at Tirur Inaugurated]<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Malappuram district]]<br />
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