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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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • 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”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Stadium
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidan and Hastings.
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Suburb
is a neighbourhood of …
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, the modern heart of is the city's…

Fort William

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Latitude
22.55472° or 22° 33′ 17″ north
Longitude
88.3379° or 88° 20′ 16″ east
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.
حصن وليامArabic
حصن وليمArabic
Форт-УільямBelarusian
Форт-Уільям (Індыя)Belarusian
ফোর্ট উইলিয়ামBengali
ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম, কলকাতাBengali
বাণিজ্যকুঠিBengali
威廉堡Chinese
حصن ويليامEgyptian Arabic
Fort WilliamFrench
מבצר ויליאםHebrew
फ़ोर्ट विलियमHindi
फोर्ट विलियम, भारतHindi
ウィリアム要塞Japanese
ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ವಿಲಿಯಂKannada
ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ವಿಲಿಯಂ, ಭಾರತKannada
ഫോർട്ട് വില്യെംMalayalam
Fort WilliamNorwegian
Fort William (India)Norwegian Bokmål
ଫୋର୍ଟ ୱିଲିୟମ ,କଲିକତାOriya
ਫੋਰਟ ਵਿਲੀਅਮPanjabi
АлинагарRussian
Форт УильямсRussian
Форт-УильямRussian
ᱯᱷᱳᱴ ᱣᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱢ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛSantali
Fort WilliamSpanish
Fort William (Calcuta)Spanish
Fort WilliamSwedish
Fort William, IndienSwedish
வில்லியம் கோட்டைTamil
வில்லியம் கோட்டை, இந்தியாTamil
Форт-ВільямUkrainian
فورٹ ولیم، بھارتUrdu
فورٹ ولیمWestern Panjabi

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