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Nilambur is a municipality and a taluk in the Malappuram district of Kerala South India. It is famous for its forests especially its wildlife habitats rivers waterfalls and teak plantations. It is situated close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. It is about 40 kilometres from Malappuram town and 24 kilometres from Manjeri on the Kozhikode–Ooty road. The town of Nilambur is famous for the Nilambur Vettekkoru Makan Paattu held every year in the Nilambur Kovilakom Temple (a Hindu temple). Nilambur is also home to the oldest teak plantation in the world called Conollys Plot. It is claimed that the worlds tallest or biggest teak tree is in the Nilambur Teak Preserve. Nilambur is also famous for its bamboos. The name "Nilambur" means Place of Nilimba (a Sanskrit word for bamboo). Nilambur is the place where a large number of Christians of all denominations live in Malabar.
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