Mattancherry

Mattancherry 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
  • Address: Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, KL, India, and IN, Ernakulam, kerala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

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The is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the state of which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

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.

Church
Our Lady of Life Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Vida is a Roman Catholic Church in Ernakulam district, Mattancherry, , India. It was built in the 16th-century and practices under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panayapilly and Old Kochi.

Neighborhood
is a village in near in the state of .

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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.

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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.

Mattancherry

Latitude
9.95891° or 9° 57′ 32″ north
Longitude
76.25884° or 76° 15′ 32″ east
Open location code
6JXRX755+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 671445585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q3595691
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Mattancherry” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماتانشيري”
  • Bavarian: “Mattancherry”
  • Catalan: “Mattancheri”
  • Chinese: “麻坦彻里”
  • Chinese: “麻坦徹里”
  • Chinese: “默丹傑裏”
  • Chinese: “默丹傑里”
  • Dutch: “Mattancherry”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماتانشيرى”
  • French: “Mattancherry”
  • German: “Mattancherry”
  • Hebrew: “מאתנצ’רי”
  • Hindi: “मट्टनचेरी”
  • Malayalam: “മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി”
  • Marathi: “मट्टानचेरी”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mattancherry”
  • Norwegian: “Mattancherry”
  • Tamil: “மட்டாஞ்சேரி”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jew Town and Chakkamadam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mattancherry Post Office and Corporation of Cochin Zonal Office.

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