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'''Chempittapally''' is an old [[masjid]] in West Kochi in [[Kerala]] State, [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pilgrimageask.com/kerala/chempittapally-masjid/|title=Chempittapally Masjid|date=2017-04-22|website=Pilgrimage Ask|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> The name "Chempittapally" is derived from the [[Malayalam]] word "chemp" (means bronze) and "palli" (means masjid).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shabdkosh.com/ml/translate/bronze/bronze-meaning-in-Malayalam-English|title=bronze - Meaning in Malayalam - bronze in Malayalam - Shabdkosh {{!}} ശബ്ദകോശം : English Malayalam Dictionary|website=www.shabdkosh.com|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/kerala/odathil-palli-masjid-thalassery.html|title=Odathil Palli Masjid Thalassery Kerala|website=www.tourmyindia.com|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> The roof of this famous masjid was decorated with bronze tiles, hence chempitta pally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kochicity.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police_stations/Mattanchery-ps|title=India masjid}}</ref> The compound has 3 gates; one in west which opens way to [[Panayapilly]], second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and [[Kochangadi]], and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south.

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