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Kodagu Mappila
The Kodagera Mappila’ or Kodava maple are a Muslim
community residing in Kodagu [1] district of Karnataka
See also
State in southern India. They are believed to have con- • Mappila
verted to Islam after the conquest of Kodagu by Tipu • Tipu Sultan
Sultan. The Kodava Mappilla belong to the Shafi madhab • Abbas Musliyar
and they contract marriage alliances with the Mappilas • Zulfi Syed
of Kerala. They are a very small population found in
Kodagu. The Yemmemad mosque in Coorg is their main
shrine. They devoutly observe Ramzan, offer Namaz 5
References
times daily, visit the mosque every Friday,refrain from [1] http://www.kodagu.nic.in/tour/land.htm
alcohol and eat only Halal. Many of them retain their Ko-
dava family or clan names. Many Keralite Mappilas have
settled in Kodagu and now outnumber the Kodava Map-
pilas in Kodagu.
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• Social groups of Karnataka
• Muslim communities of India
• Indian ethnic group stubs
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