Kochi, known as Cochin is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea.
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13 Facts About Cochin Kerala
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The Kingdom of Cochin Kerala allied with the Ming Dynasty, Portuguese, and Dutch and became a princely state of the British.
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Rama Varma XV, The Maharaja of Cochin Kerala, initiated local administration by forming town councils in Mattancherry and Ernakulam.
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In 1949, Travancore-Cochin Kerala state came into being with the merger of Cochin Kerala and Travancore.
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Travancore-Cochin Kerala, was in turn merged with the Malabar district of the Madras State.
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The Government of Cochin Kerala has announced a project to build an industrial park named Electronic City spanning an area of 340 acres, to cater to the electronic hardware industries.
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Cochin Kerala airport provides direct connectivity to popular international destinations in the Middle East, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore and to most major Indian cities apart from tourist destinations like Lakshadweep.
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Boat services are operated by Cochin Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation, the State Water Transport Department and private firms from various boat jetties in the city.
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The city once had a large Jewish community, known as the Malabar Yehuden—and now increasingly as Cochin Kerala Jews—who figured prominently in Kochi's business and economic strata and owned several Synagogues across Kochi and nearby areas such as Chendamangalam, Paravur or Mala.
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Kochi is the only city from Cochin Kerala that have carried out successful heart transplantations.
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Cochin Kerala University of Science and Technology is a major university named after the city.
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Some main orphanages and rehabilitation shelters in Cochin Kerala City are Palluruthy Relief Settlement in Palluruthy Veli, Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan, Don Bosco Big Boys, Crescent Girls Orphanage, YMCA Boys Home, Bal Bhavan, Valsalya Bhavan.
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