Old Kochi

Old Kochi 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
  • Also known as: “Fort Cochin” and “Fort Kochi”
  • Address: Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, KL, India, and IN, Ernakulam, Kerala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica and Church of Saint Francis, Kochi.

Church
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The , also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in Fort Kochi, . It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in and one of nine in Kerala.

Church
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Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi, , 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 .

Beach
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is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the Fort Kochi neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattancherry and Panayapilly.

Suburb
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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 Fort Kochi in the state of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Old Kochi.

Old Kochi

Latitude
9.96757° or 9° 58′ 3″ north
Longitude
76.24219° or 76° 14′ 32″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
IN COK and IN KOC
Open location code
6JXRX69R+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1023203445
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7288503
Wiki­data ID
Q3595166
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Old Kochi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن كوتشي”
  • Chinese: “柯枝堡”
  • Chinese: “科契堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Kochi”
  • German: “Fort Kochi”
  • German: “Old Kochi”
  • Hindi: “फोर्ट कोच्चि”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ ಕೋಟೆ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Malayalam: “Fort Kochi”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി”
  • Marathi: “फोर्ट कोची”
  • Marathi: “फोर्ट कोच्ची”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Kochi”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Kochi”
  • Panjabi: “ਫੋਰਟ ਕੋਚੀ”
  • Russian: “Форт Кочи”
  • Russian: “Форт Коччи”
  • Spanish: “Fort Kochi”
  • Tamil: “கொச்சிக் கோட்டை”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டைக் கொச்சி”
  • Tamil: “போர்ட் கொச்சி”

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