Kochi
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Overview
Kochi in Kerala's Ernakulam district is a natural harbour on the backwater coast, and its airport was the world's first fully solar-powered one. The Mattancherry Palace has Kerala murals. The 2023 Brahmapuram waste fire covered the city in smoke.
Cochin International Airport was the first airport in India built under public–private partnership, and it became solar-powered in 2015.
Fort Kochi has the Chinese fishing nets, the St Francis Church where Vasco da Gama was first buried, and the Paradesi Synagogue of 1568.
The Kochi–Muziris Biennale, India's largest contemporary art event, is held here.
Geography and key facts
- Ernakulam, Kerala
- Natural harbour
- Solar-powered airport
- Mattancherry murals
- Airport solar-powered from 2015
- St Francis Church; Paradesi Synagogue
- Kochi–Muziris Biennale
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on ports, solar energy and Kerala murals.
Note for UPSC
The world's first fully solar-powered airport.
Useful for orientation and current-affairs questions on connectivity.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- International airport
- State / UT
- Kerala
- Coordinates
- 10.153°N, 76.388°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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