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Kerala Backwaters
A network of interconnected canals, rivers, and lagoons where houseboats glide through palm-fringed waterways in southern India.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Kerala, India · Asia
Changanācheri is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Paippad, 23km from Kerala Backwaters.
Changanācheri is a town located in Kerala, India. With a population of 51,430, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Changanācheri sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Changanācheri to your route.
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanacherry
(Syriac: ܐܦܪܟܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܫܢܓܢܐܣܐܪܐ, romanized: Afarkaya Rabbta d-Shanganasara; Malayalam: ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി അതിരൂപത, romanized: Changanassery Atirūpata) is a Syro-Malabar Church archeparchy of the Catholic Church with an area of 24,595 km2 comprising the districts ofRead more
Kottayam(excluding Vaikom), Alappuzha(excluding Cherthala), Pathanamthitta, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, and also Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the largest Catholic dioceses in India in terms of area. Mar Thomas Tharayil is the current Metropolitan Archbishop, serving from 2024. Suffragan eparchies of the Changanassery archeparchy includes Palai, Kanjirappally-Nilackal, and Thuckalay-Thiruvithancode (Tamil Nadu).
The Changanacherry (originally named Kottayam) jurisdiction was one of the first two Syro-Malabar vicariates, along with Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur, when Pope Leo XIII in 1887 re-organized Syro-Malabar Catholics as a separate church from the Latin Church's jurisdiction ever since the Synod of Diamper in 1599.
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Changanācheri is located in Kerala, India, Asia. The coordinates are 9.4420 latitude, 76.5360 longitude.
Changanācheri has a population of approximately 51,430 people, making it a town in India.
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A network of interconnected canals, rivers, and lagoons where houseboats glide through palm-fringed waterways in southern India.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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