Marine Drive, Kochi
Marine Drive, officially the APJ Abdul Kalam Marg, is a promenade in Kochi, India. It is built facing the backwaters. Despite its name, no vehicles are allowed on the walkway.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: promenade in Kochi, Kerala
- Also known as: “APJ Abdul Kalam Marg” and “Marine Drive”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam and Government Law College, Ernakulam.
St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam
Church
Photo: Ricky19, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1112, and is also known by the names Nasrani Palli, Anchikaimal Palli or Thekke Palli. St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam is situated 500 metres north of Marine Drive, Kochi.
Government Law College, Ernakulam
College
Photo: നിരക്ഷരൻ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Government Law College, Ernakulam, also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam is a prestigious institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in Kochi, Kerala, India. Government Law College, Ernakulam is situated 590 metres southeast of Marine Drive, Kochi.
St. Francis of Assisi in Kochi
Church
Photo: Deepujoseph, CC BY 2.0.
St. Francis of Assisi in Kochi is a church, which is situated 590 metres north of Marine Drive, Kochi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ernakulam and Gandhi Nagar.
Ernakulam
Photo: Aswingopinath, CC0.
Ernakulam is the heart and transport hub of Kochi. 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.
Gandhi Nagar
Neighborhood
Photo: Chandrika Nair, CC BY 2.0.
Gandhi Nagar is one of the two earliest planned housing colonies in Kadavanthra region of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India. It was developed by the end of the 1970s by Greater Cochin Development Authority, the statutory body overseeing the development of Kochi.
Kaloor
Suburb
Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaloor is a city in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is two kilometres from the Ernakulam North Railway Station. Kaloor Junction is also the name of a major intersection in this part of the city, intersecting the two major arteries of downtown Kochi, namely Banerji Road and the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road. Kaloor is situated 2½ km northeast of Marine Drive, Kochi.
Marine Drive, Kochi
- Categories: esplanade and tourism
- Location: Kanayannur, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.97848° or 9° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
76.27577° or 76° 16′ 33″ eastOpen location code
6JXRX7HG+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 7016742693OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5122325
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Marine Drive, Kochi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海濱大道”
- Hindi: “मरीन ड्राइव, कोच्चि”
- Malay: “Persiaran Marine, Kochi”
- Malayalam: “മറൈൻ ഡ്രൈവ്”
- Panjabi: “ਮਰੀਨ ਡਰਾਈਵ, ਕੋਚੀ”
- Urdu: “میرین ڈرائیو، کوچی”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GCDA Shopping Complex and Sridar Cinemas.
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