Kanayannur

Kanayannur is a locality in , , and has about 851,000 residents.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Willingdon Island.

Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in , Kochi, in the state of which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

Island
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is the largest artificial island in India, which forms part of the , in the . Much of the present was claimed from the Vembanadu Lake, filling in dredged soil around a previously existing, but tiny, natural island.

Synagogue
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The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, , in . 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 Ernakulam.

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, formerly Cochin, is a cosmopolitan city in with a bustling commercial port. is the financial and commercial capital of Kerala and, with a population of more than 2.1 million, the biggest conurbation in the state.

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is the heart and transport hub of . It has three distinct parts: the "Central Business District" which has Mahatma Gandhi Road as the main arterial road along with Marine Drive and Chittoor Road; "Downtown" with upscale residential areas and the business district at SA Road and Vytilla Junction and the "Suburb" which has many business and commercial areas.

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is the tourist enclave of , and it is separated from by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.

Kanayannur

Latitude
9.9667° or 9° 58′ north
Longitude
76.2667° or 76° 16′ east
Population
851,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6JXRX788+MM
Geo­Names ID
12501153
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