Indian Naval Air Station Garuda
INS Garuda, is an Indian naval air station located in Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Commissioned on 11 May 1953, it is the oldest operating air station of the Indian Navy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Airport
- Description: naval air station in India
- Also known as: “Cochin Airport” and “INS Garuda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Willingdon Island and Mattancherry Palace.
Willingdon Island
Island
Willingdon Island is the largest artificial island in India, which forms part of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Much of the present Willingdon Island was claimed from the Vembanadu Lake, filling in dredged soil around a previously existing, but tiny, natural island.
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.
Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kochi and Panayapilly.
Kochi
Photo: Mydreamsparrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kochi, formerly Cochin, is a cosmopolitan city in Kerala with a bustling commercial port. Kochi is the financial and commercial capital of Kerala and, with a population of more than 2.1 million, the biggest conurbation in the state.
Panayapilly
Neighborhood
Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.
Thoppumpady
Suburb
Photo: Bellus Delphina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thoppumpady is a Town of Kochi, Kerala. The Thoppumpady Bridge connects Willingdon Island with the Fort Kochi peninsula.
Indian Naval Air Station Garuda
- Categories: naval air station and transportation
- Location: Kochi, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Indian Naval Air Station Garuda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “INS Garuda”
- Hindi: “कोचीन विमानक्षेत्र”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Cochin”
- Persian: “فرودگاه اینز گارودا”
- Swedish: “INS Garuda”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи оинз горудо”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanayannur and Mattāncheri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cochin Harbour Terminus and Venduruthi Island.
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