Vypin
Vypin is one of the group of islands that form part of the city of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. Vypin forms a barrier island which lies between the Arabian Sea in the west and the Kerala backwaters formed by the various distributaries of Periyar river, in the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 23,700 residents
- Description: village in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
- Also known as: “Azhikkal”, “Puthuvype”, “Vypeen”, and “Vypīn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica and Mattancherry Palace.
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica
Church
Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.
The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in Fort Kochi, Kochi. It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in India and one of nine in Kerala.
Mattancherry Palace
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.
Church of Saint Francis, Kochi
Church
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi, Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the subcontinent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Kochi and Mattancherry.
Old Kochi
Old Kochi is the tourist enclave of Kochi, and it is separated from Ernakulam by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.
Mattancherry
Suburb
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mattancherry is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.
Panayapilly
Neighborhood
Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.
Vypin
- Categories: island and village in India
- Location: Kochi, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tamil—“Vypin” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Vypin”
- Catalan: “Vypin”
- Chinese: “維賓島”
- Dutch: “Vypin”
- French: “Vypeen”
- French: “Vypin”
- German: “Vypin”
- Gujarati: “વીપીન”
- Malayalam: “Vypin”
- Malayalam: “വൈപ്പിൻ ദ്വീപ്”
- Malayalam: “വൈപ്പിൻ”
- Marathi: “वायपिन बेट”
- Marathi: “वायपिन”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vypin”
- Norwegian: “Vypin”
- Portuguese: “Vaipim”
- Portuguese: “Vaipin”
- Portuguese: “Vypeen”
- Spanish: “Vypin”
- Tamil: “வைப்பீன் தீவு”
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