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Cochin (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 09 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 9.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 76.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: First Portuguese factory in India established by Vasco da Gama 1502; first European fort constructed by Portuguese viceroy Afonso de Albuquerque the following year; passed in 1663 from Portuguese to Dutch who ruled until 1795; held by British 1795-1947. |
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| Kochi (preferred,C,O,Malayalam (transliterated),U)
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| Cochin (C,O,English-P,U)
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| Malabar (C,O)
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| Kuchi Bandar (C,O)
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| Fort Cochin (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Britsh Cochin (C,O,English,U,N)
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| British Cochin (NA,V)
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| കൊച്ചി (NA,V,Malayalam,U)
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| קוצ'ין (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Cochin (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| port (C) |
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modern port early 20th cen. |
| tourist center (C) |
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