Sumerganj

Sumerganj is a locality in , , . Sumerganj is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nalanda and Deepnagar Halt railway station.

Park
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was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's first residential university", it was located near the city of Rajagriha, roughly 90 kilometres southeast of Pataliputra. is situated 3½ km west of Sumerganj.

Railway stop
is a halt railway station on the Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line under the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 82 at Deep Nagar in in the Indian state of .

Railway station
, station code NLD, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nalanda and Bihar Sharif.

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is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the state of . The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Photo: Abhishek.chandan, Public domain.
is a town of 300,000 people in , . It is east of the Paimar River, a tributary of the Ganges River. The old centre of town has examples of medieval Islamic architecture, such as the Bukhari Mosque.

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, 101 kilometers from Patna and 38 kilometers from Rajgir, or Pava is a holy site for Jains.

Sumerganj

Latitude
25.13792° or 25° 8′ 17″ north
Longitude
85.47643° or 85° 28′ 35″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
7MQ74FQG+5H
Geo­Names ID
11029470
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