Gour

Gour is a historical city in the of . Gour is a medieval citadel complete with fortification walls and gateways. Fractions of the wall and a handful of gateways still stand along with the remains of several mosques and a tower.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city in India and Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “Gauda”, “Gauḍa”, “Gaur”, “Jannatabad”, “Lakhnauti”, and “Ruins of Gour”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahadipur and Gaud.

Village
is a village in English Bazar CD block in Malda Sadar subdivision of in the state of , and is a border checkpoint, on the Indian side of the Bangladesh-India border, with Sonamosjid in on the side. is situated 3 km south of Gour.

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is a historical place in Chapai Nawabganj district of of . It once served as the capital of the Bengal Sultanate. Today the ruins of consist of several mosques, madrasha, gateways and fortification walls.

Gour

Latitude
24.87291° or 24° 52′ 23″ north
Longitude
88.13083° or 88° 7′ 51″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
7MPCV4FJ+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 827489110
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
1271469
Wiki­data ID
Q1496277
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Gour” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gaur”
  • Bengali: “গৌড়-পাণ্ডুয়া”
  • Bengali: “গৌড়”
  • Bengali: “জান্নাতাবাদ”
  • Bengali: “লক্ষণাবতী”
  • Bengali: “লখনৌতি”
  • Catalan: “Gaur (Bengala Occidental)”
  • Catalan: “Gaur (Lakhnawthi)”
  • Catalan: “Gaur”
  • Catalan: “Gour”
  • Catalan: “Lakhnauthi”
  • Catalan: “Lakhnauti”
  • Catalan: “Lakhnawati”
  • Catalan: “Lakhnawthi”
  • Catalan: “Lakhnawti”
  • Chinese: “Lakhanāuti”
  • Chinese: “Lakṣanāvatī”
  • Chinese: “乔罗新城”
  • Chinese: “乔荼新城”
  • Chinese: “罗佉那郁底”
  • Chinese: “罗刹那伐底”
  • Dutch: “Gauḍa”
  • French: “Gaur”
  • Georgian: “გაური”
  • German: “Gaur (Bengalen)”
  • German: “Gaur”
  • Hindi: “गौड़”
  • Indonesian: “Gauḍa (kota)”
  • Indonesian: “Gauḍa”
  • Japanese: “ガウール”
  • Japanese: “ガウダ (都市)”
  • Japanese: “ガウル”
  • Kannada: “ಗೌಡ ನಗರ”
  • Korean: “가우다”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੌੜ”
  • Russian: “Гаур (город)”
  • Russian: “Гаур”
  • Russian: “Лакхнаути”
  • Spanish: “Gauḍa”
  • Spanish: “Gaur”
  • Spanish: “Gour”
  • Spanish: “Jannatabad”
  • Spanish: “Lakhnauti”
  • Swedish: “Gaur”
  • Tamil: “கௌடா”
  • Tamil: “கௌர்,,லக்னௌதி , சன்னதாபாத்”
  • Turkish: “Leknevti”
  • Urdu: “گوڑ”
  • Western Panjabi: “گوڑ (شہر)”
  • Western Panjabi: “گوڑ”

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