Central Kerala
Ernakulam District
Kochi

Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi

Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at in Kochi, , . It was built by the Portuguese to be a bastion & a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Kingdom of Cochin and the Kingdom of Portugal.
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Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Kochi
  • Also known as: “Fort Emmanuel”, “Fort Immanuel, Fort Kochi”, “Fort Manuel”, and “Immanuel Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Kochi Beach and Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Beach
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in , . is situated 130 metres northeast of Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi.

Church
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Francis Church, in , , originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the . is situated 230 metres east of Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi.

Church
Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.
The , also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in , . It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in and one of nine in Kerala. is situated 450 metres east of Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Kochi and Mattancherry.

Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 3.0.
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.

Suburb
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic ward of , . It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the , which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.

Neighborhood
is a village in near in the state of . is situated 3 km southeast of Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi.

Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi

Latitude
9.96632° or 9° 57′ 59″ north
Longitude
76.23901° or 76° 14′ 20″ east
Open location code
6JXRX68Q+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 600348698
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q18355920
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ফোর্ট ম্যানুয়াল”
  • Czech: “Fort Emmanuel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ايمانويل”
  • German: “Fort Emmanuel”
  • Italian: “Forte Manuele (Kochi)”
  • Italian: “Forte Manuele”
  • Malayalam: “കൊച്ചി കോട്ട”
  • Panjabi: “ਫੋਰਟ ਇਮੈਨੁਅਲ”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Manuel”
  • Slovenian: “Emanuel (utrdba)”
  • Slovenian: “Emanuel”
  • Tamil: “இமானுவேல் கோட்டை”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Емануел”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Еммануел, Форт Мануел”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zone 1 and David Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Immanuel,Fort Kochi”. Photo: Challiyan, CC BY 2.5.