St. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta) is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km from Kannur. St. Angelo's Fort was built in 1505 by Dom Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese Viceroy of India on the Arabian sea coast about 2 km from Kannur town. The Moppila Bay Harbor and Arakkal Mosque are near the fort. The fort is now well-maintained under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India. Tourists are allowed entry to the fort every day of the week between 8 AM to 6 PM.
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Kannur, also known as Cannanore, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Kannur district. Sharing the borders with Western Ghats in the east, Lakshadweep sea in the west, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the south, and Kasaragod in the north, Kannur opens up a vast horizon of tourism. A strong and rich influence of culture, history and traditions can be seen in Kannur along with great military importance given. One of the 62 military cantonments in India and Asia's largest Indian Naval Academy is in Kannur.