Teak Museum
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Teak Museum is located 4 km from Nilambur, a small town in the Malappuram district of Kerala, south India. Teak occurs naturally in India with the main teak forests found in Kerala.[1]
The museum, a two storied building, is world's first teak museum and is operated by the Kerala Forest Research Institute. The exhibits include comprehensive information on all aspects of the use of teak in their exhibits and articles on the subject. The museum provides extensive information of value historically, artistically and scientifically.[2]
The museum was established in 1995 on the campus of the sub centre of Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) because of the historical significance of teak to the area. The worlds first teak plantation was planted in Nilambur in the 1840s by the British.[3]
[edit] Location
The nearest railway station is in Nilambur, about 3 km from the Teak Museum. The nearest airport is Karipur International Airport, about 36 km from Malappuram.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Teak Museum. Kerala Forest Research Institute. Retrieved on October 13, 2006.
- ^ Nilambur(Forest area) - Teak Museum. Malappuram.net. Retrieved on October 13, 2006.
- ^ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specified. Indiatourism.com. Retrieved on October 13, 2006.
- ^ Teak Museum,Nilambur. Keralatourism.org. Retrieved on October 13, 2006.
