Jew Town
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Jew Town is a historic Jewish quarter in Kochi, India, renowned for its centuries-old synagogue, spice markets, and antique shops reflecting the legacy of the Cochin Jewish community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jew Town canonical | 3 |
| Jew Town, Mattancherry | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish quarter
ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ |
| accessRoute | road from Fort Kochi ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mattancherry Palace ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Jewish diaspora
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity |
Indian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochin Jews
|
| governedBy |
Kochi city government
ⓘ
surface form:
Kochi Municipal Corporation
|
| hasBuildingStyle | mix of Kerala and colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasCommercialActivity |
antique trade
ⓘ
handicrafts and souvenirs ⓘ spice export ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Dutch colonial presence
ⓘ
Jewish culture ⓘ Kerala culture ⓘ Portuguese colonial presence ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Jewish Cemetery (Mattancherry)
ⓘ
Paradesi Synagogue ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | market street ⓘ |
| heritageType |
Jewish heritage site
ⓘ
cultural heritage area ⓘ |
| historicalCommunity |
Indian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Malabari Jews
Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Paradesi Jews
|
| historicalFunction | trading hub for spices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
narrow streets with heritage buildings
ⓘ
trade in antiques ⓘ trade in spices ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerala
ⓘ
Kochi ⓘ Mattancherry ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kochi backwaters ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cochin Jewish heritage
ⓘ
antique shops ⓘ centuries-old synagogue ⓘ spice markets ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Kochi ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
retail trade
ⓘ
tourism services ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPracticed | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Jewish community ⓘ |
| state | Kerala ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| urbanClassification | inner-city neighborhood ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jew Town, Mattancherry
this entity surface form:
Jew Town, Mattancherry