Cochin or Kochi is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, a large port of the Arabian Sea. Since 1102 - the capital of a small seaside principality. In 1500 Cabral founded here the first European settlement in India, in 1502 Vasco da Gama arranged the first trading factor in India (where he died), in 1503 Albuquerque built a Portuguese fort in Cochin.

Portuguese domination lasted until 1663, when the city passed into the hands of the Dutch. In 1795 Holland gave way to Cochin Britain in exchange for the island of Bangkok. The city has a Cochin stock exchange. 30 km. the city center is located Cochin International Airport.