Sanchi
Sanchi is a village in Madhya Pradesh in India, about 9 km southwest of Vidisha and 46 km from Bhopal. It is the site of a great Buddhist stupas listed on UNESCO World Heritage List.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanchi Stupa No.1 and Sanchi railway station.
Sanchi Stupa No.1
Buddhist temple
Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
Sanchi Stupa No.1 is a Buddhist temple.
Sanchi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nikhilb239, CC BY 3.0.
Sanchi railway station is a small railway station in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is SCI. It serves Sanchi Town. The station consists of two platforms, neither well sheltered. Sanchi railway station is situated 1 km north of Sanchi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vidisha.
Vidisha
Vidisha is a historic city in Madhya Pradesh, India. Known for its ancient temples, archaeological sites, and cultural heritage, Vidisha is a must-visit destination for history enthusiasts and travellers exploring central India.
Sanchi
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.47944° or 23° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
77.73956° or 77° 44′ 22″ eastElevation
495 metres (1,624 feet)Open location code
7JMVFPHQ+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 120391928OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9855411
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Ukrainian—“Sanchi” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “সাঁচী”
- Bengali: “সাঁচী”
- Bishnupriya: “সঞ্চি”
- Chinese: “桑吉”
- Czech: “Sáňčí”
- Esperanto: “Sanĉi”
- French: “Sânchî”
- Georgian: “სანჩი”
- German: “Buddhistische Monumente bei Sanchi”
- Gujarati: “સાંચીનો સ્તુપ”
- Hebrew: “המונומנטים הבודהיסטיים בסאנצי”
- Hindi: “साँची का स्तूप”
- Hungarian: “Száncsi buddhista emlékek”
- Japanese: “サーンチー”
- Kannada: “ಸಾಂಚಿಯ ಬೌದ್ಧ ಸ್ಮಾರಕಗಳು”
- Lithuanian: “Sančis”
- Malayalam: “സാഞ്ചി”
- Marathi: “सांचीचा स्तूप”
- Nepali: “साँचीको स्तूप”
- Panjabi: “ਸਾਂਚੀ”
- Persian: “سانچی”
- Polish: “Sańći”
- Portuguese: “Monumentos budistas de Sanchi”
- Russian: “Санчи”
- Sanskrit: “साँचीस्तूपः”
- Serbian: “Санчи”
- Sinhala: “සාංචිය”
- Spanish: “Gran estupa de Sanchi”
- Tamil: “சாஞ்சி”
- Telugu: “సాంచి”
- Thai: “สถูปสาญจี”
- Ukrainian: “Санчі”
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