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Status: Listed as operating in Trawell - Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary (https://www.trawell.in/kerala/kochi/mangalavanam-bird-sanctuary)
Tiny mangrove bird sanctuary behind the High Court in central Kochi.
Set up in 2004, Mangalavanam covers about 2.74 hectares around a tidal lake linked to the backwaters and is the smallest protected area under the state forest department. It records 41 bird species, including redshanks and brahminy kites.
Highlights
- Mangroves
- Watchtower
Around it
Within 1 km of Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary.
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Chinese Fishing Nets
Giant shore-operated cantilever nets at the harbour mouth in Fort Kochi, the city's best-known sight.
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Santa Cruz Basilica
Fort Kochi's Catholic basilica; first a Portuguese cathedral (1558), the present building was consecrated in 1905.
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St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica
church in Kerala, India
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CSI Immanuel Church, Ernakulam
church in Kerala, India
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Indian Naval Maritime Museum
Built by the Indian Navy, the museum has many life-size exhibits, a huge display of naval arms and ammunition, replicas of large naval ships and personalities. One section inside a military bunker unravels India's shipbuilding prowess, which took its culture to the shores of Java
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St. Francis Church
Considered the first European church in India; Vasco da Gama was first buried here in 1524.
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Indo-Portuguese Museum
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Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
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