Аңкола: Үндістанның тәуелсіздік күресінің бесігі және жағажай қаласы

the synonym of a genus of butterflies

Ankola is a Town Municipal Council and a taluka in Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The name of the place is derived from a forest shrub Ankola grown on the coastal hill side and worshiped by the Halakki Vokkaligas as a totem. The town is around from Karwar and from Sirsi. Ankola is a small town surrounded by temples, schools, paddy fields and mango groves. It is located on the coast of the Laccadive Sea and has natural beaches. Ankola is known for its native breed of Mango called kari Ishaad as well as its cashews.

Ankola is located at It has an average elevation of The Gangavali River (also known as Bedti) is a prominent river that flows near the town. Summer temperatures range between while winter temperatures drop down marginally to between
Belekeri is a natural port located nearby which is mainly used to ship iron ore to China and Europe.

In 1930, after the success of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha, Karnataka decided to conduct its own. On 13 April, in the presence of about 40,000 people M. P. Nadakarni broke the salt law in Ankola. The people of Ankola collectively plunged into the heroic prowess of India's freedom struggle. Revu Honnappa Nayak, Honnappa Mangeshkar bought the first packet of salt auctioned for 30 rupees. After the auction Swami Vidyananda addressed the gathering in which leaders like Karnad Sadashiva Rao. Karabandi Dictator॥ Basagoda Rama Nayak , Smt Umabai Kundapur, Dr Hardikar, T. S. Naikand others participated. The police promptly arrested the leaders, but the Sathyagraha continued for 45 days. Salt Sathyagraha was offered in nearly 30 centres like Mangalore, Kundapur, Udupi, Puttur, Padubidre, etc. in Karnataka. Students came out in large numbers to prepare salt and sell it from house to house. When Gandhiji decided to raid the salt depot at Dharsana, a similar raid was undertaken in Karnataka at Sanikatte. A group of volunteers led by Sridhar Panduranga Balaji collected a few maunds of salt and carried it to Kumta, where the whole stock was sold in 15 minutes. Four taluks in Karnataka namely Hirekerur in Dharwad district and Ankola, Sirsi and Siddapura in North Kanara district were selected for organizing the no tax campaign. Despite repressive measures by the authorities, the campaign was a huge success. More than 1500 activists were arrested in Karnataka for participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement from 1930 to 1931. These historic events led to Ankola being named the "Bardoli of Karnataka".

Ankola lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and has many beaches, such as: Belekeri Beach, Nadibag Beach, Belambar Beach, Shedikulli Beach, Gabitkeni Beach, Honne gudi Beach ( from Ankola), Honey Beach, and Keni Beach.

The city and the taluk has a number of government, government aided and private educational institutions *nirmala Hridaya High School*Gokhale Centenary College offering various pregraduate, undergraduate and also limited postgraduate courses. In 2007, Government First Grade College was started in Poojageri ( from Ankola.