South Park Street Cemetery

South Park Street Cemetery, formerly known as the 'Great Christian Burial Ground', was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. The cemetery houses numerous graves and monuments belonging to British soldiers, administrators, and their families.
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  • Cemetery
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
  • Description: cemetery of Kolkata, West Bengal, India (1767–)
  • Also known as
    “Great Christian Burial Ground”
    “Park St Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta and Victoria Memorial.
Cemetery
The was established… is situated 290 metres southeast of South Park Street Cemetery.
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Museum
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Cemetery
, also known as General… is situated 410 metres east of South Park Street Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beniapukur and Entali.
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South Park Street Cemetery

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Latitude
22.54625° or 22° 32′ 47″ north
Longitude
88.36022° or 88° 21′ 37″ east
Open location code
7MJCG9W6+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111547636
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
13353846
Wiki­data ID
Q2972549

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Malayalam—“South Park Street Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সাউথ পার্ক স্ট্রিট সেমিট্রি”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri South Park Street”
  • Chinese: “南公园路公墓”
  • Chinese: “南公園路公墓”
  • French: “Cimetière de Park Street”
  • German: “Friedhof an der South Park Street”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण पार्क स्ट्रीट कब्रिस्तान”
  • Malayalam: “സൗത്ത് പാർക്ക്‌ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് സെമിട്രി”

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Nearby Places

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West Bengal: Highlights

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