Fort William

Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in , . It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the , the major distributary of the River Ganga.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Kolkata, India
  • Also known as: “Fort William, Bengal”, “Fort William, Calcutta”, “Fort William, India”, “Fort William, Kolkata”, “Fort William, West Bengal”, “Vijay Durg”, “Алинагар”, “Форт Уильям”, “Форт Уильямс”, “फ़ोर्ट विलियम”, “ফোর্ট উইলিয়ম”, and “ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Victoria Memorial and Prinsep Ghat railway station.

Museum
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The is a large marble monument… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort William.

Railway station
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is a Kolkata Suburban… is situated 700 metres west of Fort William.

Stadium
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The , also known as East… is situated 800 metres northeast of Fort William.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidan and Hastings.

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The is a 400-hectare park in central …

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of …

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, the modern heart of is the city's…

Fort William

Latitude
22.55472° or 22° 33′ 17″ north
Longitude
88.3379° or 88° 20′ 16″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7MJCH83Q+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52097603
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
1252854
Wiki­data ID
Q2750027
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Fort William” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن وليام”
  • Arabic: “حصن وليم”
  • Belarusian: “Форт-Уільям (Індыя)”
  • Belarusian: “Форт-Уільям”
  • Bengali: “ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম, কলকাতা”
  • Bengali: “বাণিজ্যকুঠি”
  • Chinese: “威廉堡”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ويليام”
  • French: “fort William”
  • French: “Fort William”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר ויליאם”
  • Hindi: “फोर्ट विलियम, भारत”
  • Hindi: “फोर्ट विलियम”
  • Japanese: “ウィリアム要塞”
  • Kannada: “ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ವಿಲಿಯಂ, ಭಾರತ”
  • Kannada: “ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ವಿಲಿಯಂ”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട് വില്യെം”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort William (India)”
  • Norwegian: “Fort William”
  • Oriya: “ଫୋର୍ଟ ୱିଲିୟମ ,କଲିକତା”
  • Oriya: “ଫୋର୍ଟ ୱିଲିୟମ, କଲିକତା”
  • Panjabi: “ਫੋਰਟ ਵਿਲੀਅਮ”
  • Russian: “Форт-Уильям”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱷᱳᱴ ᱣᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱢ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ”
  • Spanish: “Fort William (Calcuta)”
  • Spanish: “Fort William”
  • Swedish: “Fort William, Indien”
  • Swedish: “Fort William”
  • Tamil: “வில்லியம் கோட்டை, இந்தியா”
  • Tamil: “வில்லியம் கோட்டை”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Вільям”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ ولیم، بھارت”
  • Western Panjabi: “فورٹ ولیم”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ho Chi Minh Sarani and Dharmatala.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Victoria and James Princep Memorial.

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