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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”, and “Vijay Durg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Memorial and Prinsep Ghat railway station.

Museum
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort William.

Railway station
Photo: Jonoikobangali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station adjacent to in , , . Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is PPGT. is situated 700 metres west of Fort William.

Stadium
Photo: Coderdaddy1369, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground, is the home stadium of East Bengal and Aryan. The stadium has a capacity of 23,500 people. is situated 800 metres northeast of Fort William.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidan and Hastings.

Suburb
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 400-hectare green space in Central Kolkata that stretches from the Hooghly River in the west to Chowringhee Road in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhavan and Eden Gardens in the north.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in in the state of .

Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Dharmatala is the modern city centre of , combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.

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”
  • Belarusian: “Форт-Уільям (Індыя)”
  • Belarusian: “Форт-Уільям”
  • Bengali: “ফোর্ট উইলিয়ম”
  • Bengali: “ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম, কলকাতা”
  • Bengali: “ফোর্ট উইলিয়াম”
  • 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”
  • Hindi: “फ़ोर्ट 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: “Алинагар”
  • Russian: “Форт Уильям”
  • Russian: “Форт Уильямс”
  • 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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