Chempittapally

Chempittapally, also known as Chembitta Palli and as Chembittapally Juma Masjid, is a Sifi Friday mosque in the Mattancherry neighbourhood, in Kochangadi, Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India.

Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in India
Also known as: “Chembittapally Juma Mosque” and “Chempittapally Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

Mattancherry Palace

Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. Mattancherry Palace is situated 1 km north of Chempittapally.

Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue

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, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi. Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue is situated 1 km north of Chempittapally.

Willingdon Island

Island

Willingdon Island is the largest artificial island in India, which forms part of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Much of the present Willingdon Island was claimed from the Vembanadu Lake, filling in dredged soil around a previously existing, but tiny, natural island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panayapilly and Mattancherry.

Panayapilly

Neighborhood

Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.

Mattancherry

Suburb

Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mattancherry is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.