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Mattancherry
Mattancherry
Cochim de Cima (Upper Kochi) | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Dharmanath Jain Temple of Mattancherry | |
  Mattancherry Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′45″N 76°15′15″E / 9.96250°N 76.25417°ECoordinates: 9°57′45″N 76°15′15″E / 9.96250°N 76.25417°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 682002 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-43 |
Mattancherry (Malayalam pronunciation: [mɐʈːɐːɲd͡ʒeːɾi]), is a locality in the city of Kochi, India. It is about 9 km south-west from the city center. It is said that the name Mattancherry comes from "Ancherry Mattom", a ''Namboodiri illam'' 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.
Politics[edit]
Mattancherry is a part of the Kochi assembly constituency and Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Notable sights[edit]
Mattancherry is home to the Paradesi Synagogue, India's oldest functioning synagogue,[2] Mattancherry Palace Museum, Mattacherry Pazhayannur Royal temple. Our Of Life Church Mattancherry and Holy Cross Pilgrim Centre Mattancherry
- Mattancherry Palace ( 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.
- 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.
Way to reach[edit]
- Nearest airport: Nedumbassery International Airport - 22 km from Kochi.
- Nearest railway station: Ernakulam Junction - 10 km from Mattancherry.
- Nearest bus stand: Ernakulam KSRTC bus stand. City buses also ply from Mattancherry to Aluva, Thripunithura, Kakkanad, Edakochi and back.
Gallery[edit]
International Tourism Police Museum at Mattancherry
Traditional Mattancherry Sweets Gujarathi
The church of Our Lady of Life in Mattancherry, the site of the historical Coonan Cross Oath.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ↑ Abram, David (November 2010). The Rough Guide to Kerala (2nd ed.). London, United Kingdom: Penguin Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-84836-541-4.|
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