Mal: മലപ്പുറം malappuram
‘City in the Hills’ City/District, Kerala
From Mal: mala, ‘mountain’, ‘raised land’, ‘hill-land’; and Skt: pur(am), ‘fort’, ‘town’, ‘city’.
The area features hills and mountains carpeted in green with freshwater streams flowing down into the city.
Malappuram is the fastest growing city in the world with an urban growth rate of more than 40%.
Malappuram Postcard keralapackage