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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kasargod |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | www.mythalangara.com |
Thalanagara is a predominantly Muslim area of Kasaragod, the district headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is most famous for housing the Malik Deenar Jama Masjid and Dargah, where Malik Deenar, an Islamic missionary who brought Islam to the South-west coast of India during the lifetime of Muhammad. The area is dependent on money sent home from ex-pat workers and most of the families in Thalangara will have a few family members working in the Persian Gulf, particularly Dubai. The major areas of Thalangara are Padinhar, Kunnil, Kadavath (means Ferry Stand) Khazilane, Nuppadamail, Bangod, Theruvath (means street in Malayalam) etc. The areas of Thalangara consist of smaller mohallas (localities) and each locality has its own mosque and madrassa. Most of the people are conservative and take religious education quite seriously. There are some great views of the Arabian sea from the Malik Deenar masjid that lies atop a hill. Talangara also houses the oldest and the biggest hospital, The Malik Dinar Charitable Hospital of Kasargod district, which was established in 1970 by Janab KS Abdullah. This is also an educational centre of Kasaragod, with a School of Nursing, college of Nursing, B Pharm and DPharm colleges.
Thalangara Thoppi (Cap) was a very popular item in the past. It was produced domestically in the earlier years. In the past years, it was rare to find a home not involved in making these Thalangara Thoppi. Late K.S. Abdul Khader Haji, M.P. Abdul Khader Haji and Padhindadkal Mohammed Haji were the founders of this industry. The products were exported mainly to gulf countries. This industry played an important role in the economy of Thalangara at that time, but due to the introduction of mechanised production of these items, handmade caps cannot compete on the basis of price any longer, and the production of caps has been significantly reduced in the Thalangara area.
Thalangara was one of the main location of Maniratnam film Bombay(film). The first half of the film is almost shot from Thalangara. Thalangara Harbour is the main view of the film.
A R Rahman's worldspace ad was also shot at Thalangara Harbour.
Edited by Sabith