Beypore Beach is located at the mouth of the Chaliyar River at a distance of mere 10 km to the south of Kozhikode or Calicut in Kerala. It was earlier famous for the Ship Building industry. Beypore was one of the most important port and fishing harbor of Kerala during ancient times. The place was an important trade and maritime center for merchants from Western Asia. Uru, the traditional Arabian trading vessel, was constructed at the boat-building yard of Beypore. Beypore also has a magnificent bridge built entirely of stone. The bridge is made by huge stones piled together to make a pathway into the sea for nearly 2 km.

The ship builders here were famous for their extensive knowledge of ship construction. The Khalasis were ship builders by tradition. On being commissioned by a client to build an Uru, they didn't need to make any designing, planning or any measurements on paper. The craftsman, by intuition understood what to do and how, little by little as the components were made, the whole ship was constructed as if forming a jigsaw puzzle.