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   Santa Cruz Basilica

   The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in Fort Kochi, Kochi. It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in India and one of nine in Kerala.

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   St. Francis Church

   Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi, Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the subcontinent.

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   Kalamassery

   Kalamassery ([kɐɭɐmɐʃːeːɾi]) is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It is located around 9 km northeast of the city centre.

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   Tripunithura

   Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (Malayalam:തൃപ്പൂണിത്തുറ) is a prominent historical and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India.

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   Mulavukad

   Mulavukad, also known locally as Bolgatty Island, is one of the islands that forms part of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is in the Mulavukad Grama Panchayat.

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   Paradesi Synagogue

   The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue (Malayalam: പരദേശി ജൂതപള്ളി) is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D.

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   Mattancherry Palace

   The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

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   Mattancherry

   Mattancherry (Malayalam: [mɐʈːaːɲd͡ʒeːɾi]; Cochin Portuguese Creole: Cochim de Cima [ˈkoʃĩ ðɨ ˈsĩmɐ]) is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre.

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   Kakkanad

   Kakkanad is a suburb and major urban center in the eastern part of the Kochi metropolitan area in the Indian state of Kerala.

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    Fort Emmanuel

    Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India.

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   Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple

   Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple (ശ്രീ പൂര്ണ്ണത്രയീശ ക്ഷേത്രം) is a Hindu temple in Thrippunithura, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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   Thrikkakara Temple

   Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple is one of the major Hindu temples in India dedicated to Vamana, a form of the god Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India.

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   Edappally

   Edappally is an urban quarter of the city of Kochi, India. A major commercial centre in Kerala, it is one of the busiest junctions in Kerala.

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   Ernakulam Shiva Temple

   Ernakulam Shiva Temple, also known as Ernakulathappan Temple, is one of the major temples of Kerala, located in heart of Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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   St. George's Catholic Forane Church

   St. George's Forane Church, locally known as Edapally Church (Malayalam: ഇടപ്പള്ളി പള്ളി) is a Syro Malabar Catholic pilgrimage church in Edapally, Kochi, India.

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   Vyttila

   Vyttila, IPA: [ʋɐjt̺ːilɐ], is a region in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is a prominent area located in southern Kochi.

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   Thrikkakkara

   Thrikkakara (Malayalam pronunciation: [t̪r̥ik:aːkaɾa]) is major industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is located 6.6 km east of the Kochi city centre.

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   Fort Kochi beach

   Fort Kochi Beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the Fort Kochi neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in Kerala, South India.

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   Aluva Mahadeva Temple

   Aluva Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, and situated on the bank of the Periyar River at Aluva manappuram in suburban Kochi.

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    St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica

    The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

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