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Ernakulam District (Malayalam: എറണാകുളം ) is a district of the state of Kerala in southern India. The district headquarters are at Kakkanad. The district includes the city of Kochi, an important seaport.
[edit] Places of interest in Ernakulam district
- Bolgatty Island: has a palace built by the Dutch in 1744, and a golf course.
- Marine Drive, Kochi: Enjoy a scenic view of the sea and the Cochin Port Trust. Shopping can be done at the GCDA shopping center. Two spectacular bridges have also been built along the shore. Boat rides are available.
- Willington Island : Formed from the sand deposited when Cochin Port was deepened, Willington Island has a naval base, a railway terminus, a port, and customs offices.
- Chinese Fishing Nets (Cheena Vala): can be seen at Fort Cochin.
- Parikshith Museum: Museum with memories of 19th century.
- Dutch Palace : Made in 1568 by the Portuguese. Later re-structured by the Dutch.
- Hill Palace Museum : at Tripunithura. Paintings, Epigraphy, furnitures of the royal family etc are displayed.
- Kodanad: Elephant training centre is located here.
- Kerala Historical Museum : Located at Edappally, on the Aluva-Ernakulam road.
- Chendamangalam, a village that is the location of the Paliam palace, Vypeenakotta Seminary, and is also remarkable for having a Hindu Temple, Synagogue, Church, and Mosque, all within one kilometer of each other.
- Bhoothathankettu: A scenic dam site with boating facilities is situated in a vast virgin forest.
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