Ankola is a Taluk (an administrative subdivision) is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples.It is in line with Arabian sea. The beaches present at this place are Baskal gudda, nadibag , shedikuli , keni , Belekeri and many more. The main language spoken here are Kannada(about 50%) and a dialect of Konkani(about 40%) that is unique to Uttara Kannada. Ankola is famous for its native breed of mango called ishaad and for cashews harvesting.