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| | |  Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kalady - Adi Sankara's shrineAdi Sankara's shrine at Kalady run by the Sringeri Math is a large, partly open structure situated right on the northern bank of the river Periyar or Purna. Of the two major shrines within, one is dedicated to Sri Sankaracharya and the other to Goddess Saradamba, the main deity of Sringeri. The samadhi of Sri Sankara's mother Aryamba is also located here. A small shrine to Vinayaka, or Ganapati, is the scene of evening prayers, chanted to the rhythmic ringing of cymbals. The worship in these temples is done by Tamil or Ka ...
See also:Kalady, Kalady - Sri Sankaracharya, Kalady - Adi Sankara's shrine, Kalady - Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram, Kalady - Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthambam, Kalady - Festivals, Kalady - Around Kalady, Kalady - How to reach Read more here: » Kalady: Encyclopedia II - Kalady - Adi Sankara's shrine |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - The city Kochi was famous for its natural harbour and was the centre of the Indian spice trade for many centuries. It is home to a naval base and an airport, and is well connected to all the major Indian cities. Willingdon Island is a large artificial island, created by dredging the Vembanad Lake under Lord Willingdon's direction. A large shipyard makes ships, especially cruisers and carriers for the India ...
See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - The city |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Silkair - Destinations As at 27 May 2004, excluding code-shared destinations.
Silkair - Asia.
China, People's Republic of
Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu Airport) since 24 July 2002
Chongqing since 15 June 2004
Kunming
Shenzhen (Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport) from 30 October 2005
Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi Airport)
India
Kochi (Cochin International Airport) since 28 October 2001
Thiruvananthapuram (Thiruvananthapuram International Airpo ...
See also:Silkair, Silkair - History, Silkair - Incidents and Accidents, Silkair - Destinations, Silkair - Asia, Silkair - Charter destinations, Silkair - Destinations under negotiation, Silkair - Terminated destinations, Silkair - Fleet, Silkair - Codeshare partners Read more here: » Silkair: Encyclopedia II - Silkair - Destinations |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Transportation Kochi has an international airport, a seaport and shipyard and a well established rail and road network.
The major roads in the city are:
M G Road: The M.G road stretching from Thevara Junction to Madhava Pharmacy Junction is the business spine of the city with most of the retail and business outlets concentrated along it.
Broadway: Contrary to the name, this is one of the narrowest streets in the city and had its heyday back in the 1970s and 1980s.
Banerji Road
Sahodaran Ayyapan Road
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See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Transportation |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - History and heritage The history of Kochi(Chinese 柯枝) dated back to early 15th century. During the Yong Le era of Ming Dynasty, Admiral Zheng He and his treasure fleet visited Kochi. Their visits were documented by on board Arab language translators Ma Huan,Fei Xin and Gong Zheng,each one of them published a book documented their visits to variou countries, including Kochi.(There is an English translation of Ma Huan’s book Ying yai sheng lan (The Overall survey of the ocean shores）.
The name of the king of Kochi was Koyili,he was a buddhist. ...
See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - History and heritage |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kalady - Around Kalady Kerala Sanskrit University is located at Kaldy.
Manickamangalam temple, one km north of Kaladi, dedicated to Bhagavathi or Goddess Durga, Vellamanthulli temple, 2 km west of Kaladi, Malayattoor church on a hillock 8 km away and Kallil Temple 22 km away are the other places of interest around Kalady. There is a College "Sree Sankara College" named after Sankarcharya at Kalady.
Pandalak ...
See also:Kalady, Kalady - Sri Sankaracharya, Kalady - Adi Sankara's shrine, Kalady - Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram, Kalady - Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthambam, Kalady - Festivals, Kalady - Around Kalady, Kalady - How to reach Read more here: » Kalady: Encyclopedia II - Kalady - Around Kalady |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Local business and economy Kochi is the biggest city in Kerala by volume of trade. The economy of the city can be classified as a business economy with concentration on the service sector. Major business areas are Gold and Textile retail, Seafood and spices export, Information Technology, Tourism and allied services and Health Services, Banking, Shipbuilding and allied activities and Fishing.
The economy of the city owes much to the trade and retail activities. As most of the state, inward remitances from abroad by Non Resident Indians (NRI) is a major source of income. Another major income generator is exports and allied activities. Tourism ha ...
See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Local business and economy |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Transportation Kochi has an international airport, a seaport and shipyard and a well established rail and road network.
The major roads in the city are:
M G Road: The M.G road stretching from Thevara Junction to Madhava Pharmacy Junction is the business spine of the city with most of the retail and business outlets concentrated along it.
Broadway: Contrary to the name, this is one of the narrowest streets in the city and had its heydey back in the 1970s and 1980s.
Banerji Road
Sahodaran Ayyapan Road
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See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Transportation |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Education and health care There are several hospitals that are rated as the best in the state located in and around the city and health services is a vital element of the local economy. Main among these are AIMS (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre), Lisie Hospital, Medical Trust Hospital and Lake shore hospital.
Due to deregulation of the educational sector, there has been a boom in the professional colleges owned and operated by the private sector in the city. These range from medical and engineering colleges to teacher training institutes. In addition, there are several third level institutions which are generally ...
See also:Kochi India, Kochi India - Origin of name, Kochi India - The city, Kochi India - History and heritage, Kochi India - Local business and economy, Kochi India - Major employers, Kochi India - Education and health care, Kochi India - Transportation, Kochi India - Future Developments Read more here: » Kochi India: Encyclopedia II - Kochi India - Education and health care |
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| | | | Cochin International Airport: Encyclopedia II - Silkair - History The airline had its roots as a regional air charter company in the form of Tradewinds Charters at its formation in 1976, using planes predominantly leased from parent Singapore Airlines. Scheduled services were introduced when it leased McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airplanes. A major marketing overhaul was done in 1991, giving the airline its present name, and utilising up to 6 of the new Boeing 737-300s introduced just a year earlier. The mid-1990s saw two Airbus A310-200 aircraft in use.
As of 2005, Silkair's fleet was a combinatio ...
See also:Silkair, Silkair - History, Silkair - Incidents and Accidents, Silkair - Destinations, Silkair - Asia, Silkair - Charter destinations, Silkair - Destinations under negotiation, Silkair - Terminated destinations, Silkair - Fleet, Silkair - Codeshare partners Read more here: » Silkair: Encyclopedia II - Silkair - History |
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