Hooghly

Hooghly is a former Portuguese colony at the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of .
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Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Hugli” and “Ugulim”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the Holy Rosary and Hooghly railway station.

Church
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
The is one of the oldest Christian churches in , . Situated in , of West Bengal, it stands as a memorial to the Portuguese settlement in .

Railway station
Photo: Sayan sayan 22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hooghly is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. It is located in in the Indian state of . It serves and surrounding areas.

Railway station
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small railway station in in the state of . It is situated in the - Branch line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandel and Chinsurah.

Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the of the Indian state of . It was founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate.

Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
is the headquarters of the Hooghly district of , India. Lying on the Hooghly River close to , 35 km north of , has a strong significance in the history of .

Photo: Piyalkundu, Public domain.
is a city and a municipality of in the state of . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.

Hooghly

Latitude
22.9° or 22° 54′ north
Longitude
88.39° or 88° 23′ 24″ east
Open location code
7MJCW92Q+2X
Wiki­data ID
Q123577720
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Norwegian Bokmål—“Hooghly” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “হুগলি”
  • Bengali: “হুগলী”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hooghly”

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