In the present day Cochin is technically divided into 2 parts, Kochi and Ernakulam respectively .
The collective of coastal margin and the island forms Kochi and the mainland is Eranakulam. Once a major centre of world trade and commerce, Kochi is today renowned as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. The British , Arabs, Chinese , Portuguese and the Dutch have all come to its shores in search of spices and sandalwood.
Fort Kichi
Fort Kochi is an obscure fishing village which went on to become the first European township in the country and it has indeed come a long way . You could catch the remnants of the colonial infusion in the form of architectural masterstrokes.
The collective of coastal margin and the island forms Kochi and the mainland is Eranakulam. Once a major centre of world trade and commerce, Kochi is today renowned as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. The British , Arabs, Chinese , Portuguese and the Dutch have all come to its shores in search of spices and sandalwood.
Fort Kichi
Fort Kochi is an obscure fishing village which went on to become the first European township in the country and it has indeed come a long way . You could catch the remnants of the colonial infusion in the form of architectural masterstrokes.
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