Kamakhya

Kamakhya is a locality in Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam. Kamakhya is situated nearby to the locality Bishnupur, as well as near the suburb North Guwahati.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maa Kamakhya Mandir and Guwahati railway station.

Maa Kamakhya Mandir

Hindu temple

Photo: JyotiPN, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamakhya Temple is a Hindu temple at Nilachal hills in Guwahati, Assam is one of the oldest and most revered centres of Tantric practices, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya.

Guwahati railway station

Railway station

Photo: Suraj Kumar Das, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guwahati Railway Station is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station. Guwahati railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Kamakhya.

Assam State Museum

Museum

Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY 4.0.

The Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum, is located in the southern end of Dighalipukhuri tank which is in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. Assam State Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Kamakhya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Guwahati and Maligaon.

North Guwahati

Suburb

Photo: Bhaskarbhagawati, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. North Guwahati is situated 3 km north of Kamakhya.

Maligaon

Town

Maligaon is a locality of Guwahati, Assam. The headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium is situated there. Maligaon is situated 3 km west of Kamakhya.

Guwahati

Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Guwahati, the largest city in the northeast Indian state of Assam, is the nerve centre of both the Assamese culture as well as the broader Northeast Indian culture.

Kamakhya

Type: Locality
Location: Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam, North-Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.16732° or 26° 10′ 2″ north

Longitude

91.72488° or 91° 43′ 30″ east

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

7MRH5P8F+WX

GeoNames ID

1268280

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