KANANÚR, or Cannanore, a town, seaport, and cantonment in Malabar district, Madras, India, 11° 51' 12" N. lat., 75° 24' 44" E. long., with a population in 1871 of 10,265. The sea-borne trade in 1875-76 amounted to £220,244 value of imports, and £115,248 of exports. Anglican, German, and Roman Catholic missions are established in the town. Kananùr belonged to the Kalahasti or Cherakal râjâs till the invasion of Malabar by Hyder AIL In 1498 a Portuguese colony was planted there by Cabral, and seven years later a factory was established by Vasco da Gama. In 1656 the Dutch effected a settlement and built the present fort, which fell into the hands of the Mysore troops in 1766. In 1784 Kananιir was captured by the British, and the reigning princess became tributary to the East India Company. From 1791 it has been the principal British military station on the Malabar coast.