Jew Town

Jew Town is a neighborhood in , , . Jew Town is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue and Mattancherry Palace.

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, , in . It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi.

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.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattancherry and Panayapilly.

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 .

Photo: Mydreamsparrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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.

Jew Town

Latitude
9.95627° or 9° 57′ 23″ north
Longitude
76.26012° or 76° 15′ 36″ east
Open location code
6JXRX746+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6778153226
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Jew Town” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “העיירה היהודית”

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