Dharmashala is a town and headquarters of the Anthoor Municipality in Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian Indian state of Kerala, near National Highway 66 between Kannur and Taliparamba about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Kannur.

• Kannur University

• Government College of Engineering, Kannur

• The thirteenth National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Campus in Kannur