Azimganj

Azimganj, a heritage town in , is the district's main railway hub.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: town in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Azīmganj” and “Azīmganj City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Azimganj Junction railway station and Jiaganj railway station.

Railway station
Azimganj Junction is a railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop and is located in Azimganj of Murshidabad district lying west of Bhagirathi, a part of the Hooghly river in the Indian state of .

Railway station
Jiaganj is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Jiaganj in in the Indian state of .

Railway station
is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Police Station Road, town of in the Indian state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiaganj Azimganj.

Town
Murshidabad is a historic town in central . It was the capital of , and during the Nawab rule. The last capital city of independent Bengal was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Diwan of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

Azimganj

Latitude
24.2386° or 24° 14′ 19″ north
Longitude
88.2561° or 88° 15′ 22″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7MPC67Q4+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1890589749
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1278080
Wiki­data ID
Q140528419
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Azimganj” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আজিমগঞ্জ”

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