Kochi fort
Kerala, India, Asia
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About The Activity
Fort Kochi is a region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India.[1] This is part of a handful of water-bound regions toward the south-west of the mainland Kochi, and collectively known as Old Kochi or West Kochi. Adjacent to this is Mattancherry. In 1967, these three municipalities, along with a few adjoining areas, were amalgamated to form the Corporation of Cochin. inbasekharan IAS is the subcollector and SDM of Fort Kochi
In the BC period, the region that is today known as Kerala was covered by mangrove woods. Turf and sand banks were created with the rise in sea-level which formed the shape of the coastal area as we see it today. The name Cochin implies "co-chin", meaning "like-China". It looked like China when the Chinese came to the region during the 14th century and installed Chinese nets. Mattancherry is the nerve town of old historic Cochin. In old Malayalam it is Maadan-cheri, from cheri meaning town. Maad or cow was the stamp of Old Royal Fort of Rajah of Cochin, who built his palace after the fall of Kodungallur or Mussaris port due to a gigantic tsunami in 1341 AD.[citation needed] The Perumpadappu Swaroopam or the Forte of Rajah had its palace on the banks of the Calvathy River. Due to frequent wars between King Zamorin of Kozhikode and the western colonial forces, the Rajah left the place for Tripunithura. The king had his vaishnav leanings and cow or maadu was their symbol.
Fort Kochi can be accessed from Ernakulam city through roadways and water ways. Private buses and government transport buses are applying from a different part of the city to Fort Kochi. due to the high volume of tourist visiting the place dedicated low floor Volvo buses were introduced to this route by the government. we can observe that such buses connect the popular routes such as Cochin International Airport (CIAL), Vytila Mobility Hub and Kakanad Info Park.
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- 5,12
