Beypore located
at the mouth of the Chaliyar river, Beypore one of the prominent ports and
fishing harbours of ancient Kerala. Kerala was an important trade and
maritime center. Ancient Beypore was much sought after by merchants from
Western Asia, for its shipbuilding industry. The boat building yard here,
famous for the construction of the "Uru" (the arabian trading
vessels), boasts a tradition of almost 1500 years.