Hastings

Hastings is a neighbourhood of in in the state of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Calcutta Hastings”, “Hastings Chapel”, and “Hastings, Kolkata”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Memorial and Fort William.

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.

Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, . 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.

Monument
Photo: Kinjal bose 78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located on Napier Road in the Hastings area of , is a dedicated to the memory of the 896 lascars who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidan and Kidderpore.

Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 400-hectare park in central , stretching from the Hooghly river in the west to Chowringhee and Park Street in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhawan and Eden Gardens in the north.

Suburb
Khidderpore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in in the state of .

Suburb
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in in the state of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Hastings.

Hastings

Latitude
22.54899° or 22° 32′ 56″ north
Longitude
88.3285° or 88° 19′ 43″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
7MJCG8XH+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1172959662
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1270236
Wiki­data ID
Q55613482
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Spanish—“Hastings” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “হেস্টিংস, কলকাতা”
  • Bengali: “হেস্টিংস”
  • Dutch: “Hastings, Kolkata”
  • Hindi: “हेस्टिंग्स, कोलकाता”
  • Spanish: “Hastings, Calcuta”
  • Spanish: “Hastings”

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Notable Places Nearby

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