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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description| A locality in Kochi}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mattancherry<br />
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| other_name = Cochim de Cima (Upper Kochi)<br />
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood<br />
| image_skyline = Kerala_jain_temple.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = [[Kochi Jain temple|Dharmanath Jain Temple]] of Mattancherry<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|57|45|N|76|15|15|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code = 682002<br />
| registration_plate = KL-43<br />
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'''Mattancherry''' ({{IPA-ml|mɐʈːɐːɲd͡ʒeːɾi|Malayalam}}), is a locality in the city of [[Kochi]], [[India]]. It is about 9&nbsp;km south-west from the city center. It is said that the name Mattancherry comes from "Ancherry Mattom", a <nowiki>''</nowiki>Namboodiri illam<nowiki>''</nowiki> which the foreign traders then pronounced it as Matt-Ancherry, gradually became Mattancherry. The place where erstwhile 'Ancherry Mattom' located is now a Tamil Brahmin settlement.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Mattancherry is a part of the [[Kochi (State Assembly constituency)|Kochi assembly constituency]] and [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="eci.gov">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf <br />
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies <br />
|access-date=2008-10-19 <br />
|work=Kerala <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf <br />
|archive-date=4 March 2009 <br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Notable sights==<br />
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Mattancherry is home to the [[Paradesi Synagogue]], India's oldest functioning [[synagogue]],<ref name="roughguide">{{cite book|last=Abram|first=David|title=The [[Rough Guide]] to Kerala|date=November 2010|edition=2nd|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|location=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]|isbn=978-1-84836-541-4|page=181}}|</ref> [[Mattancherry Palace]] Museum, Mattacherry Pazhayannur Royal temple.<br />
Our Of Life Church Mattancherry and Holy Cross Pilgrim Centre Mattancherry<br />
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* [[Mattancherry Palace]] ([[Holland | Dutch]] Palace) - Mattancherry Palace was the residence of the kings of Kochi. The palace was built in 1555 by Veera Kerala Varma (1537-1565), the King of Cochin, who built the car and was renovated by the Dutch in 1663 and became known as the 'Dutch Palace'. Today, there are portraits of the kings of Kochi and many unique murals in India.<br />
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* [[Foreign Synagogue]] - The [[Commonwealth of Nations]] is the oldest synagogue in Mattancherry. The synagogue was built in 1568 by the Malabar Jewish people of Kochi. It is also known as the Kochi Jewish Synagogue and the Mattancherry Synagogue. The synagogue is located at what is now known as Jewish Street in Old Kochi. The synagogue was built near the Mattancherry Palace on a site donated by King Rama Varma of Kochi to the Jewish community. There is only one wall between the palace temple and this synagogue.<br />
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== Way to reach ==<br />
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* Nearest airport: [[Nedumbassery International Airport]] - 22 km from Kochi.<br />
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* Nearest railway station: Ernakulam Junction - 10 km from Mattancherry.<br />
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* Nearest bus stand: Ernakulam [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] bus stand. City buses also ply from Mattancherry to [[Aluva]], [[Thripunithura]], [[Kakkanad]], [[Edakochi]] and back.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery width="200" height="230px" align="center"><br />
File:Intl Police museum.jpg|International Tourism Police Museum at Mattancherry<br />
File:Traditional Mattancherry Sweets.jpg|Traditional Mattancherry Sweets [[Gujarati cuisine|Gujarathi]]<br />
File:Our Lady of Life's Church in Mattancherry..JPG|The church of Our Lady of Life in Mattancherry, the site of the historical Coonan Cross Oath.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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