Cheena vala (Chinese fishing net)

A municipal town from 1866 to 1967, Fort Kochi now is one of the three main urban components that constitute the present day City of Kochi in the Indian State of Kerala, the other two being Mattancherry and Ernakulam. In 1967, these three municipalities, along with a few adjoining areas, were amalgamated to form the new Corporation of Kochi. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Kochi fishing net Cheena vala (Chinese fishing net), Kochi Raising the net The Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) of Kochi (formerly known as Cochin), a city in Kerala, south India are fixed land installations for an unusual form of fishing. ... Kochi may refer to: Kochi, India, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin. ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Mattancherry is a small town in Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. ... The skyline of Ernakaulam Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ...

Once a fishing village of no significance in the Kingdom of Kochi in the pre-colonial Kerala, Fort Kochi became a Portuguese possession in 1503 and remained so for the next 160 years. The 'Fort' part of the name Fort Kochi derives from Fort Emmanuel, a fort built by the Portuguese, later destroyed by the Dutch. The Dutch captured it in 1683 and held it as their possession for 112 years until 1795, when the British took control by defeating the Dutch. More than three and a half centuries of foreign control of Fort Kochi ended in 1947 with the Indian independence. Perumpadapu Swaroopam (also know as Madarajyam, Goshree Rajyam, Kuru Swaroopam) was the name of the Kingdom of Kochi. ...

A mix of old Portuguese, Dutch and British houses from these colonial periods line the streets of Fort Kochi. One of the landmarks is the St Francis Church, built in 1503 by the Portuguese as a Catholic church and where Vasco da Gama was once buried, now used by the Church of South India. It is now one of the national monuments in India. Another is the Catholic church, Santa Cruz Basilica, also built by the Portuguese in the 1500s, later destroyed by the British and rebuilt near the end of 19th century. The landmark that causes perhaps the most public and visitor interest is a series of the pre-colonial Chinese fishing nets on the waterfront, believed to have been introduced there as early as the 1300s by Chinese traders. Vasco da Gama (IPA: (Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, c. ... The Church of South India is an autonomous Protestant church of South India. ... The Santa Cruz Basilica, a church in Cochin, Kerala built originally by the Portuguese and elevated to a Cathedral by Pope Paul IV in 1558, was spared by the Dutch conquerors who destroyed many Catholic buildings. ... Kochi fishing net Cheena vala (Chinese fishing net), Kochi Raising the net The Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) of Kochi (formerly known as Cochin), a city in Kerala, south India are fixed land installations for an unusual form of fishing. ...

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External links

• Fort Kochi: Non commercial travel guide