Did you know
During the British period, the modernisation of Kochi’s port and its move to Willingdon Island affected trade on Bazaar Road.
More about Bazaar Road
5 of 9- Did you knowPeople trading and working on Bazaar Road speak at least fifteen different languages.
- Did you knowGujarati traders and merchants established many businesses in Mattancherry, especially around Bazaar Road.
- Did you knowThe Memons, a community of Sunni Muslims, have a mosque called Memon Jamat Khana on Bazaar Road in Mattancherry.
- Did you knowBazaar Road dates back to the 14th century, when it was made as the main link between Kochi’s port and its market.
- Did you knowBazaar means market, and Bazaar Road became the main place in Kochi where traders from around the world came to trade.