Govardhan

Govardhan or Giriraj is a key pilgrimage site in , . Each year, Hindus make pilgrimage to Govardhan from different parts of India and beyond.
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  • Town with about 5,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (590 feet)
  • Description: town in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Also known as
    “Gobardhan”
    “Govardhana”
    “Goverdhan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radha Kund.
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is a town and nagar panchayat in in the Indian state of . is situated 4 km northeast of Govardhan.

Govardhan

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Latitude
27.4973° or 27° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
77.4612° or 77° 27′ 40″ east
Open location code
7JVVFFW6+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2275304393
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1270863
Wiki­data ID
Q1707255

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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Vietnamese—“Govardhan” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “গোবৰ্ধন”
  • Asturian: “Govardhan”
  • Bhojpuri: “गोवर्धन”
  • Bulgarian: “Говардхан”
  • Cebuano: “Govardhan”
  • Chinese: “戈瓦尔丹”
  • Chinese: “戈瓦爾丹”
  • Dutch: “Govardhan”
  • French: “Govardhan”
  • Hindi: “गोवर्धन, मथुरा”
  • Hindi: “गोवर्धन”
  • Indonesian: “Govardhan”
  • Italian: “Govardhan”
  • Kashmiri: “گووردھن”
  • Malagasy: “Govardhan”
  • Malay: “Govardhan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Govardhan”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੋਵਰਧਨ”
  • Polish: “Govardhan”
  • Russian: “Гобардхан”
  • Russian: “Говардхан”
  • Spanish: “Govardhan (Uttar Pradesh)”
  • Spanish: “Govardhan”
  • Swedish: “Govardhan”
  • Tamil: “கோவர்தன்”
  • Urdu: “گووردھن”
  • Vietnamese: “Govardhan”

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