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Mattancherry

Mattancherry is the western part of Kochi corporation in Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the eastern part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. Ernakulam is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to Ernakulam District....
district of Kerala

Kerala

Kerala is a Indian Union States and territories of India located in the southwestern part of India. With an Arabian Sea coastline on the west, it is bordered on the north by Karnataka and by Tamil Nadu on the south and east....
, south India

India

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. It is said that the name Mattanchery is drawn from "Ancherry Mattam", a Namboodiri illam which then the foreign traders pronounced it as Matt-Ancherry, gradually became Mattancherry. Its is about 9 km from Ernakulam town. There are frequent bus and boat services to Mattancherry from Ernakulam town. The boats start from Main Boat Jetty near Subash Park at Ernakulam.

ancherry assembly constituency is part of Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala....
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Tourist attraction

Mattancherry is a part of Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the eastern part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. Ernakulam is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to Ernakulam District....
District

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
in Kerala

Kerala

India

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Mattancherry is the western part of Kochi corporation in Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the eastern part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. Ernakulam is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to Ernakulam District....
district of Kerala

Kerala

India

Politics

Mattancherry assembly constituency is part of Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala....
.

Tourist attraction

Mattancherry Palace
Mattancherry Palace

The Mattancherry Palace, also known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, India, in the Indian States and territories of India of Kerala features Kerala murals depicting Hindu temple art, portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi....
(Dutch
Netherlands

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Palace), the famous Ginger Restaurant and Heritage Arts (the famous antique shope in Jew Town)

Mattancherry is a part of Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the eastern part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. Ernakulam is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to Ernakulam District....
District

District

Kerala

India

Arabian Sea

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.Mattancherry was the first trade hub of the present district.Mattancherry is populated by people from various walks of life and various parts of India & Abroad. There are people who have come and settled in Mattancherry from Goa

Goa

Goa is India's smallest states and territories of India in terms of area and the List of states and territories of India by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western...
, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 States and territories of India of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai . Tamil Nadu lies in the southern most part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by Puducherry , Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh....
, Gujarat

Gujarat

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and so on.

Earlier Mattancherry was the trade link to Ernakulam. Main Trade was on spices such as pepper

Black pepper

Black pepper is a flowering plant vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning....
and turmeric

Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
. Tea

Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
is also traded. Mattancherry deteriorated mainly since the porters working at various firms had some unaccounted trouble with the Merchants. Slowly the traders moved to Ernakulam as Mattancherry proved to be costly. Mattancherry has a Jewish Synagogue

Synagogue

A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer , smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices....
, Mattancherry Palace

Mattancherry Palace

The Mattancherry Palace, also known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, India, in the Indian States and territories of India of Kerala features Kerala murals depicting Hindu temple art, portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi....
Museum, Gowd Saraswat Brahmin

Saraswat Brahmin

Saraswats are descended from a Brahmin caste mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures as inhabiting the Saraswati River valley, the geographic location of which is unknown....
samaj temples including the Venkatraman

Venkatraman

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temple

Temple

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and a Jain's Temple (known as MahajanWadi to localites)and Mosques. Mattancherry Palace Museum hosts different weapons such as sword

Sword

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s, spear

Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
s and various other artilleries such as cannon used to protect the borders from invaders in the historic ages. The museum also hosts various paintings and murals. Near the museum, a private BUS Depot is also present. Close to the Bus Depot there is a Boat Jetty, where we get boats to Ernakulam, Fort Cochin and Willington Island. There is also Bazaar (Market) where we get to buy different spices and articles used interior decorations.