Bhimbetka

The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period.
  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: 30,000+ years old archaeological World Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Also known as
    “Auditorium cave”
    “Bhimbetka rock shelters”
    “Bhonrawali shelters”
    “Jhondra Pahari”
    “Lakha Juar”
    “Muni Babaki Pahari”
    “Pre – historic rock shelters”
    “Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka”
    “Vinayaka Pahari”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barkhera railway station.
Railway station
is a railway station… is situated 4½ km southeast of Bhimbetka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barkheda.
is a village in the block of the Raisen District of , India. is situated 5 km southeast of Bhimbetka.
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Latitude
22.9384° or 22° 56′ 18″ north
Longitude
77.6133° or 77° 36′ 48″ east
Open location code
7JJVWJQ7+98
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bhimbetka” goes by many names.
ملاجئ بيمبتكا الصخريةArabic
ভীমবেটকা প্ৰস্তৰক্ষেত্ৰAssamese
Bhimbetka qaya sığınacaqlarıAzerbaijani
Bhimbetkako harkaitz aterpeakBasque
ভীমবেটকাBengali
ভীমবেটকা প্রস্তর ক্ষেত্রBengali
Abrics rupestres de BhimbetkaCatalan
Бхимбеткера тархийн гӀишлошChechen
比莫贝卡特石窟Chinese
比莫贝特卡石窟Chinese
BhimbetkaCroatian
BhimbetkaCzech
BhimbetkaDanish
Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaDanish
Rotsschuilplaatsen van BhimbetkaDutch
Rotsschuilplaatsen van BhimbetkarDutch
BhimbetkaEsperanto
BimbetkoEsperanto
BhimbetkaFinnish
ბჰიმბეტკაGeorgian
ભીમ બેટકાની ગુફાઓGujarati
Gidajen dutse na BhimbetkaHausa
מערות בימבטקהHebrew
מקלטי הסלע בבהימבטקהHebrew
भीमबेटकाHindi
भीमबेटका पाषाण आश्रयHindi
भीमबेटका शैलाश्रयHindi
भीमबैठिकाHindi
bhimbetkai sziklamenedékhelyekHungarian
Situs BhimbetkaIndonesian
BhimbetkaItalian
ビームベートカーの岩陰遺跡Japanese
ಭೀಮ್‌ಬೇಟ್ಕಾದ ಶಿಲಾಶ್ರಯಗಳುKannada
빔베트카 바위 은신처Korean
Bhimbetkos olų būstaiLithuanian
Bimbetkos olų būstaiLithuanian
भिमबेटका चट्टान आश्रयMaithili
BhimbetkaMalay
Pelindung batuan BhimbetkaMalay
Bhimbetka rock sheltersMalayalam
Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaMalayalam
ഭീംബട്കMalayalam
ഭീംബട്ക ശിലാഗൃഹങ്ങൾMalayalam
Blat Imkenni ta‘ BhimbetkaMaltese
भीमबेटकाMarathi
ბჰიმბეტკაMingrelian
भिमबेटका चट्टान आश्रयNepali
BhimbetkaNorwegian
BhimbetkaNorwegian Bokmål
BhimbetkaNorwegian Nynorsk
BhimbetkaOccitan (post 1500)
ଭୀମବେଟ୍‍କା ଶୈଳାଶ୍ରୟOriya
بهیم بتکاPersian
پناهگاه‌های صخره‌ای بهیمبتکاPersian
BhimbetkaPolish
БхимбеткаRussian
Скальные жилища БхимбеткаRussian
Скальные укрытия в БхимбеткаRussian
अजन्तागुहाःSanskrit
भीमबेट्का-शिलाश्रयाःSanskrit
भीमबेट्कायाः शिलाश्रयाःSanskrit
БимбеткаSerbian
BhímbétkaSlovak
Skalna zavetišča BhimbetkaSlovenian
BhimbetkaSwedish
Klippformationerna i BhimbetkaSwedish
பீம்பெட்கா பாறை வாழிடங்கள்Tamil
భీమ్‌బేట్కా శిలా గుహలుTelugu
เพิงหินภีมเพฏกาThai
Bhimbetka kaya barınaklarıTurkish
Скельні укриття в БгімбетціUkrainian
Скельні укриття в БхімбетціUkrainian
بھیم بیتکا میں پتھروں کی پناہ گاہیںUrdu
Các khu cư trú trong núi đá BhimbetkaVietnamese
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”

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