query: located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity omzoor
supports: Kannada ('), also known as Canarese or Kanarese , is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka, and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, and Goa. The language has roughly 40 million native speakers who are called Kannadigas, and a total of 50.8 million speakers according to a 2001 census. It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka. Karnataka (IPA:) is a state in south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed "Karnataka" in 1973. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru). Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the seventh largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population, comprising 30 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India. Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea. Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest, connecting the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf. Omzoor is situated at a distance of 14 km from Mangalore to the north east and is surrounded by Neermarga , Belloor , Modankap , Fermai parishes . Omzoor is also known as Arkul and Mermajal . This parish is one of the three ancient parishes of the Mangalore diocese . In 1568 , a Franciscan priest built a church at Arkula , where presently Nitya Sahaaya Maatha High School is situated . This place is very near to the present church structure . Arkula church was later closed and in between 1601 and 1625 it was re-established and dedicated to the Holy Family . Bangera kings of Nandavar donated the land to build the present Holy Family Church at Omzoor . After the return of the Christians from the captivity at Srirangapattana in 1799 , the church was rededicated and Fr Joachim Manuel Mendis became the first parish priest of the re-dedicated church . Omazoor is the Mother Church of Belloor ( 1920 ) , Kelarai ( 1935 ) and Neermarga ( 1968 ) . A shed that was built at Fermai by Fr Andrew DSouza was officially erected in 1999 as chapel and later , on May 20 , 2004 into a parish . He has built a presbytery cum hall at the basement and a church above it . During the last 150 years the church building has undergone many renovations , additions and other improvements according to the needs of the time . Fr Aloysius Rodrigues ( 1953 - 1973 ) renovated and remodelled the building and it was blessed on November 27 , 1959 . Fr Andrew DSouza ( 1997 ) renovated the church façade and changed the flooring . He also repaired and added a few rooms to the presbytery . He obtained w acres of land from Gilbert DSouza of Kodman and 1 - acre ( 4,000 m2 ) from the family of Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias at Kodman free of cost with a view of building a church there . Fr Cyril Pinto is the 45th parish priest of Omzoor since 1759 . The Beary (also known as Byari) is a community concentrated mostly along the southwest coast of India, in coastal Dakshina Kannada, a district in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is an ethnic society, having its own unique traditions and distinct cultural identity. The Beary community holds an important place among the other coastal Muslim communities, like Nawayath's of the Uttara Kannada district, Mappilas (Moplahs) of the Malabar coast and Labbay of the Coromandel coast. India, officially the Republic of India ("Bhrat Gaarjya"), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Malayalam is a language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013. It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century. Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people. Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka. A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports with deeper water are rarer, but can handle larger ships. Since ports throughout history handled every kind of traffic, support and storage facilities vary widely, may extend for miles, and dominate the local economy. Some ports have an important military role. Dakshina Kannada is a coastal district in the state of Karnataka in India. Sheltered by the Western Ghats on the east
  and surrounded by the Lakshadweep Sea on the west, Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi District to the north, Chikkamagaluru district to the northeast, Hassan District to the east, Kodagu to the southeast, and Kasaragod District in Kerala to the south. The district has 2 agroclimatic divisions namely
  <br>The district has 2 revenue subdivisions - Mangalore (consists of Mangalore, Bantwal, Moodabidri, Mulki and Vitla) and Puttur (consists of Puttur, Belthangady, Sullia and Kadaba). Mangalore city is the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada. Mangalore, officially known as Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is known as Mangaluru in Kannada, Kudla in Tulu, Kodial in Konkani, Maikla in Beary and Mangalapuram in Malayalam. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada (formerly South Canara) district in south western Karnataka. South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at . It covered the areas of the present-day districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and the Kasaragod District of Kerala. The district was one of the most heterogeneous of Madras Presidency with Tulu, Malayalam, Kannada, Konkani and Beary being the principal languages spoken. It was succeeded by Dakshina Kannada in 1947.
candidates: andaman and nicobar islands andhra pradesh bangalore china coimbatore dakshina kannada east gulf hassan hyderabad india indian ocean indonesia iran kanyakumari karnataka kasaragod district kerala kolkata lakshadweep maldives mangalore most mountain new delhi north northern of oman pakistan ports puducherry red sea south southwest west
answer: karnataka