Govardhan

Govardhan also called Giriraj, is a key pilgrimage centre in India and a municipal town; a nagar panchayat; seat of an MLA of Uttar Pradesh; a Tehsil, in in in the state of .
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  • Type: Town with 5,000 residents
  • Description: town in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: Gobardhan”, “Govardhana”, and “Goverdhan

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radha Kund.

Village
is a town and nagar panchayat in in the Indian state of . It is also one of the pilgrimage sites dedicated to Hindu goddess Radha. is situated 4 km northeast of Govardhan.

Govardhan

Latitude
27.49735° or 27° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
77.46119° or 77° 27′ 40″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
189 metres (620 feet)
Open location code
7JVVFFW6+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2275304393
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1270863
Wiki­data ID
Q1707255
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Vietnamese—“Govardhan” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: গোবৰ্ধন
  • Asturian: Govardhan
  • Bhojpuri: गोवर्धन
  • Bulgarian: Говардхан
  • Cebuano: Govardhan
  • Chinese: Govardhan
  • Chinese: 戈瓦尔丹
  • Chinese: 戈瓦爾丹
  • Dutch: Govardhan
  • French: Govardhan
  • Hindi: गोवर्धन, मथुरा
  • Hindi: गोवर्धन
  • Indonesian: Govardhan
  • Italian: Govardhan
  • Kashmiri: گووردھن
  • Malagasy: Govardhan
  • Malay: Govardhan
  • Min Nan Chinese: Govardhan
  • Panjabi: ਗੋਵਰਧਨ
  • Polish: Govardhan
  • Russian: Гобардхан
  • Russian: Говардхан
  • Spanish: Govardhan (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Spanish: Govardhan
  • Swedish: Govardhan
  • Tamil: கோவர்தன்
  • Urdu: گووردھن
  • Vietnamese: Govardhan
  • गोवर्धन

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