Fort Kochi

Highlights

• Fort Kochi, formerly also known as Fort Cochin, is a region of Kochi city in Kerala, India.
• Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Kochi, the first European fort on Indian soil, controlled by the Portuguese East Indies.
• This is part of a handful of water-bound islands and islets toward the south-west of the mainland Kochi, and collectively known as Old Kochi or West Kochi.
• Adjacent to this is the locality of Mattancherry.
• In 1967, these three municipalities along with a few adjoining areas, were amalgamated to form the Kochi Municipal Corporation.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •The port at Kozhikode held superior economic and political position in medieval Kerala coast, while Kannur, Kollam, and Kochi were commercially important secondary ports, where the traders from various parts of the world would gather.
• •Fort Kochi was a fishing village in the Kingdom of Kochi in the pre-colonial Kerala.
• •The Portuguese arrived at Kappad Kozhikode in 1498 during the Age of Discovery, thus opening a direct sea route from Europe to India.

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