Knowledge City

Knowledge City
Township
Markaz Knowledge City
Nickname(s): MKC
Country India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Founded December 24, 2012 (2012-12-24)
in Kaithapoyil near Thamarassery, Kozhikode Kerala, India
Founded by Taj-ul Ulama Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari
Zones
List
  • Sharia City
  • Academic City
  • Healthcare City
  • Commercial City
  • Residential Enclave
Government
 • Body Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya
 • Founder and Patron Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed
 • MD Dr. A.P Abdul Hakeem Azhari
 • CEO Dr. Abdul Salam[1]
 • COO E.V Abdul Rahman
Website mkconline.com

Markaz Knowledge City is a city project of Markaz[2] in Kozhikode, Kerala.[3][4] The master plan was launched by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Oommen Chandy, on .[5] and Minister of Industries and Information Technology of Government of Kerala P.K Kunhalikutty was laid the foundation stone for the IT Park and Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Keraka V.S Sivakumar foundation stone for Unani Medical college and Deputy leader of opposition of Kerala Kodiyeri Balakrishnan laid the foundation stone for the Engineering students hostel[6] and Member of Parliament of the 16th Lok Sabha of India M.I Shanavas, Former union Minister of India C.M Ibrahim, P.S Sreedharan Pillai of BJP, Minister of Urban Affairs, Town Planning, Development Authority and Minority Welfare of Government of Kerala Manjalamkuzhi Ali, Minister of Public Works of the Government of Kerala V.K Ebrahimkunju, Minister for Panchayats and Social Welfare of Kerala M.K Muneer, P.T.A Rahim MLA, VC of Markaz Dr. Hussain Saqafi, GM of Markaz C. Muhammed Faizy, Director of Markaz and MD of the Knowledge City Dr. A.P Abdul Hakeem Azhari also delivered felicitation speech in the function. The foundation stone for the project was laid by President of the Samastha Kerala Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama, Taj-ul Ulama Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari[7] on December 24, 2012. The project cost is estimated at 10 Millions.[8][9]

Major projects

Markaz University Campus

Thoiba Residential Garden

The entire project is being developed by Landmark Builders,[12] a famous builders in Kerala and Baseline Developers of Landmark Builders.[13]

Launched projects

Markaz Unani Medical College & Hospital

Markaz Unani Medical College and Hospital is First Unani College in Kerala.[14][15][16]

Markaz Law College

Main article: Markaz Law College

Markaz Law College is a centre of higher legal education in Kozhikode. Currently locate at Markaz main campus. the college is affiliated to the University of Calicut[17] and is recognized by the Bar Council of India. It offers integrated five-year course BBA with Bachelor of Laws and tree-year cource LLB. P.S Gopi is theprincipal of the Law College.[18]

Location

It is located at National Highway 766 (India).

Transportation

Knoweledge city connects to other parts of India through Calicut 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 Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Muslims must pool talent for Ummah'". Arab News. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. ↑ generator, metatags (2015-12-12). "Markaz Knowledge City". Markaz. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Knowledge city project promises attractive returns to expatriates". Arab News. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. ↑ "Markaz knowledge city: Construction works to start soon | TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Markaz Knowledge City Master plan launching | Markaz". markazonline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  6. ↑ "CM releases Master plan for Knowledge city". www.madhyamam.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Markaz Knowledge City Site Launching Ceremony ~ Islamic Photo Bank". pickyourphoto.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  8. ↑ "MARKAZ KNOWLEDGE CITY: Knowledge city in final stage of planning". markazknowledgecityadivaram.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  9. ↑ "MARKAZ MEDIA CITY: Markaz Knowledge City Foundation Stone Laying 2013". markazmediacity.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  10. ↑ "Head Line , Markaz English Magazine ,2014 September". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  11. ↑ Kakkad, Mahaboob. "Welcome to SSFmalappuram.com (The online gateway to Sunni news and events)". www.ssfmalappuram.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  12. ↑ landmarkbuilders. "Premium Apartments in Calicut - Landmark Builders". landmarkbuilders.co.in. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  13. ↑ "Project Details". baselinedevelopers.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  14. ↑ "First Unani College in Kerala". www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  15. ↑ "Markaz Unani". markazunanimedicalcollege.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  16. ↑ "LIST OF INSTITUTIONS".
  17. ↑ "List of Affiliated Colleges under University of Calicut" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "Markaz Law college to be opened on Saturday". The Hindu. 2014-10-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
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