Velimanam
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Velimanam (originally Keezhpparambum Chola) is a small village 12 km from Iritty, a migrant hub in Kannur district, Kerala, India.
The village includes St. Sebastian’S Church, St. Sebastians HSS, St.Sebastian’s High School and LP, UP schools.St. Gregorios Orthodox Church affiliated with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.[1]
Remnants of Neolithic civilization exist in and around the village. The indigenous people of the area- Paniyas, Malayalars, and Kurichyas- have lived there since ancient times. Keezhppally, Meppally, and other places exhibit the Buddhist past of the area, which is within the Coorg region of Karnataka. The history of modern-day Velimanam started with the migration of Syrian Christians from Travencore from the late 1940s until the 1970s.