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[[File:ഫോര്ട്ട്-കൊച്ചി-ചീനവലകൾ.jpg|thumb|upright|Fort Kochi beach and [[Chinese fishing nets]]]]<br />
[[File:Fort Kochi Beach Walk Way DSC01075.JPG|thumb|upright|Fort Kochi beach walkway]]<br />
[[File:Fort-kochi-relics2.jpg|thumb|upright|Remains of the [[Fort Emmanuel]]]]<br />
'''Fort Kochi beach''' is a beach along the [[Arabian Sea]] situated in [[Fort Kochi]] in the city of [[Kochi]] in [[South India]], [[Kerala]] state.<br />
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== Points of interests ==<br />
Unique views and point of interests are the so-called [[Chinese fishing nets]] (''Cheena vala'', [[Malayalam language]]: ചീനവല) and the fishermen working there: commonly known as "Chinese fishing nets" they are ''shore operated [[lift net]]s'', each measuring about {{convert|10|m|ft|0}} in height, sustaining a cantilever with an outstretched net of {{convert|20|m|ft|0}} or more, suspended over the sea and large stones suspended from ropes as counterweights at the other end. Each installation is operated by a team of up to six fishermen.<ref name=fao>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/fishery/geartype/255/en|title=Shore Operated Stationary Lift Nets |publisher=fao.org|access-date=2015-08-21}}</ref><br />
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Other points of interests include the jetty towards the [[Vembanad Lake]] respectively to the [[Kerala backwaters]]. Colonial-style bungalows can be seen along the shoreline, as well as the Vasco da Gama square, the remains of [[Fort Emmanuel]] along the granite walkway and many stalls, which make traditional cuisines using freshly caught fish. A section of the beach is not accessible to visitors as it is under the control of the Indian Navy.<ref name=keralatourism>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kochi/fort-kochi-beach.php|title=Fort Kochi Beach|publisher=keralatourism.org|access-date=2015-08-21}}</ref><br />
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== Nature ==<br />
As reported by the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'', the Kochi Corporation started as ''a temporary measure, a massive cleaning campaign covering heritage structures'' supported by around 500 volunteers on occasion of the [[World Environment Day]] in June 2015,<ref name=dc-20150604>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150604/nation-current-affairs/article/fort-kochi-heritage-sites-sport-clean-look|title=Fort Kochi heritage sites to sport clean look|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|author=Krishna Kumar K.E.|date=2015-06-04|access-date=2015-08-21}}</ref> as littering became a serious problem.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{commons category|Fort Kochi Beach}}<br />
* [http://www.cochin.org/tourism.htm Fort Kochi beach on cochin.org]<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Beaches of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kochi]]</div>>Monkbot