Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra is a historical region in India, also known as Dharmakshetra and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". It also refers to the city Kurukshetra, situated in the area and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the state of .
  • County with 965,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 252 metres (827 feet)
  • …is abbreviated as “KRK”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thanesar and Jyotisar.
is a historic city and Hindu pilgrimage…
, located on the bank of the Sarovar…

Kurukshetra

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Latitude
30° north
Longitude
76.75° or 76° 45′ east
Open location code
8J2R2Q22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Kurukshetra” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কুরুক্ষেত্র”
  • Czech: “Kurukšétra”
  • French: “Kurukshetra”
  • German: “Kurukshetra”
  • Gujarati: “કુરુક્ષેત્ર”
  • Hindi: “कुरुक्षेत्र”
  • Javanese: “Kurusetra”
  • Kannada: “ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ”
  • Malayalam: “കുരുക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Marathi: “कुरुक्षेत्र”
  • Polish: “Kurukszetra”
  • Portuguese: “Kurukshetra”
  • Russian: “Курукшетра”
  • Sanskrit: “कुरुक्षेत्रम्”
  • Spanish: “Kurukshetra”
  • Tamil: “குருச்சேத்திரம்”
  • Telugu: “కురుక్షేత్రం”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کروکشترا”

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