Chaliyam is a village situated at the estuary of Chaliyar in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Chaliyam forms an island, bounded by the Chaliyar in the north, and River Kadalundi in south, and the Conolly Canal in the east. It is located just opposite to Beypore port. Chaliyam was the former terminus of the South-West Line of the Madras Railway. Chaliyam is the birthplace of Imam Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi. Chaliyam is also famous for the Guinness World Records holder Muhammed Adil, a P.M. who covered around seven km in the Chaliyar River with his hands and legs tied with ropes.