2006-11-09 22:00:16 · 12 answers · asked by joshy 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Thiruvananthapuram
KOCHI
Kochi (colonial name Cochin) is a vibrant city situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula in the breathtakingly scenic and prosperous state of Kerala, hailed as 'God's Own Country'. Its strategic importance over the centuries is underlined by the sobriquet Queen of the Arabian Sea. Informally, Cochin is also referred to as the Gateway to Kerala.
From time immemorial, the Arabs, British, Chinese, Dutch, and Portuguese have left indelible marks on the history and development of Cochin. Over the years, Cochin has emerged as the commercial and industrial capital of Kerala and is perhaps the second most important city on the west coast of India (after Mumbai/Bombay). Cochin is proud of its world class port and international airport that link it to many major cities worldwide.
This lovely seaside city is flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. Its proximity to the equator, the sea and the mountains provide a rich experience of a moderate equatorial climate.
Strictly speaking, Cochin is a small town. But, Cochin has outgrown its original bounds and is now the general name given to much of the region adjoining the original town, which now includes Cochin, Fort Kochi, Mattanchery, Ernakulam and many other nearby towns and villages. Cochin is situated in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala. Ernakulam is also the name of a town - the administrative capital of Ernakulam district - but, for all practical purposes Ernakulam and Cochin, generally, refer to the same place.
Kochi is the arguably the ideal starting point for exploring the unfathomable diversity and beauty of Kerala, rated in the top three tourist destinations by the World Travel & Tourism Council and featured in National Geographic Traveler's '50 greatest places of a lifetime'.
This site is an attempt to capture the beauty and vigour of this city and provide as much information as possible to people who wish to know more or visit Cochin. This site will use Cochin and Kochi interchangeably since they refer to the same place. Kochi is the original name of the city, while Cochin is the colonial name. Slightly larger version of some of the images can be found in the Cochin album or Kerala album . All hyperlinks marked with a will be loaded in a new browser window. Suggestions and comments on any relevant matter pertaining to this site or its content are always welcome.
2006-11-09 22:10:20 · answer #1 · answered by Krishna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Important Cities Of Kerala
2016-12-18 07:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kerala is beautiful all around. But some spots should not be missed -- Sunset at Fort Kochi, Houseboat overnight trip at Allepey, A day off in a resort at Kumarakkom......there are too many. You can read my blog at http://seven-sisters.blogspot.com
2006-11-09 22:10:04 · answer #3 · answered by rups 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that India has hundreds of languages and each language has dozens of dialects? Did you know that the scripts for most of these languages are different? Did you know there are people from all religions in India? Did you know that the cuisines in each part of India are extremely different? Did you know that India is geographically as or more diverse as it is demographically? India has everything from the tallest mountains in the world (the hundred tallest mountains in the world are all in the Himalayas though shared between Pakistan, India, Nepal and Tibet)? Did you know there are deserts, rivers, deltas, marshlands, plains, plateaus, cliffs, beaches, forests, all in the same country? What I intend to point out is that it is impossible to name just ONE city or place in India that is beautiful/good because there are just too many criteria that make something beautiful. In a diverse place like India, you have to find your own beauty. Someone else's love might not be more than merely a shrug of the shoulders for you.
2016-05-22 02:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I visited Kerala once only. But I liked
Thiruvantapuram and Kovalam
Beach the most.
It has most beautiful costal line and the
sea is wonderful over there.
There is a mix of rural and urban.
2006-11-09 23:20:45 · answer #5 · answered by pianist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every city in Kerela is beautiful and people living are dutiful. No wonder it is called as GODS OWN COUNTRY.
2006-11-10 00:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tcr for cultural beaty
Palakkad for land beaty
Kochi for industrial beauty
Trivandrum for political beaty
Vayanad for U turn beauty
Kottayam for rubber beauty
Alappuzha for sea beauty
Think were u want to go........
2006-11-09 22:04:44 · answer #7 · answered by sudumon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its definitely Munnar or Thekkady or Wayanad or Kochi (I can go on like this!!!)
2006-11-09 22:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by fiza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has to be Munnar and tekkady!
http://www.beautifulkerala.com/coco/redcarpet/idukki.php
2006-11-09 22:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
munnar
2006-11-09 22:02:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋