About Fort Emmanuel

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Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi beach in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India. Named after Manuel I, the king of Portugal, it was the first Portuguese fort in Asia.

The first part of the present name of the location - Fort Kochi - comes from this fort. Fort Kochi is also known as Old Kochi or West Kochi, adjacent to Mattancherry.

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Kumbaramukku Junction, Dutch Cemetery Road, Kochi, Kerala, India, 682001

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