Markaz Knowledge City

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Knowledge City
Township
Markaz Knowledge City
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Nickname: 
MKC
Motto: 
Way to Wisdom
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Knowledge City
Location in Kerala, India
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Knowledge City
Knowledge City (India)
Coordinates: 11°28′20″N76°00′27″E / 11.47227°N 76.007638°E / 11.47227; 76.007638
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Established24 December 2012;11 years ago (2012-12-24)
inKaithapoyil near Thamarassery, Kozhikode Kerala, India
Boroughs
List
  • WIRAS
Government
 • Body Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya
 • Chairman Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad
 • Managing Director Abdul Hakeem Azhari
 • Chief executive officerDr. Abdul Salam [1]
Website www.markazknowledgecity.com

Markaz Knowledge City is a private, planned city built near Kozhikode in Kerala. [2] [3] The foundation stone for the project was laid by Taj-ul Ulama Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari [4] on 24 December 2012. Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the chairman of the city and Abdul Hakeem Azhari is its managing director.

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Education

Markaz Law College

Markaz Law College is a centre of higher legal education in Kozhikode. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut [11] and is recognized by the Bar Council of India. It offers integrated five-year course BBA with Bachelor of Laws and three-year course LLB. [12]

Health care

Others

Location

It is located at National Highway 766 (India).

Transportation

Knowledge city connects to other parts of India through Kozhikode city on the west and Thamarassery town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Kozhikode and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kozhikode and Kannur. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.

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