Bekal (Bekal) - a small coastal city in the northern part of Kerala. The sandy beach, surrounded by palm trees, is very quiet and calm. Nearby stands the famous Bekach-fort , which is more than 300 years old. It is believed that it was built in the 1650s by Shivappa Naik from the Ikeri dynasty, later transferred to Khader Ali Mysoressky, and later to the British.