Janakpur
Janakpur is a major city of religious and historical importance in the Eastern Terai region of Nepal. It is a popular place of pilgrimage for Hindus from all around the world and a major tourist attraction in the region.
- City with about 97,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (240 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code JKR
- Description: city in Dhanusha District, Nepal
- Also known as“Janakpur Dham”“Janakpur Upmahanagarpalika”“Janakpurdham Upmahanagarpalika”“Janakpurdham, Province No. 2, Nepal”
Places of Interest
Discover Janakpur Airport and Janaki Mandir.
Janaki Mandir
Jānakī Mandir is a Hindu temple in Jānakpurdham, Nepal, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Sītā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bindhi.
Janakpur
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Latitude
26.7285° or 26° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
85.9249° or 85° 55′ 30″ east
UN/LOCODE
NP JKR
Open location code
7MR7PWHF+9X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Janakpur” goes by many names.
ጃናክፑርAmharic
جاناكبورArabic
جانكبورArabic
JanakpurAragonese
JanakpurdhamAsturian
जनकपुरAwadhi
JanakpurAzerbaijani
JanakpurBasque
ДжанакпурBelarusian
জনকপুরBengali
जनकपुरBhojpuri
जनकपुर, नेपालBhojpuri
JanakpurCebuano
札納普爾Chinese
賈納克布爾Chinese
賈納克普爾Chinese
贾纳克布尔Chinese
贾纳克普尔Chinese
जनकपुरDotyali
JanakpurDutch
JanakpurEsperanto
JanakpurFinnish
JanakpurdhamFinnish
ΤζανακπούρGreek
JanakpurHausa
ג’נקפורHebrew
जनकपुरHindi
जनकपुरधामHindi
JanakpurIndonesian
JanakpurItalian
ジャナクプルJapanese
JanakpurJavanese
ಜನಕಪುರKannada
ЖанакпурKazakh
ЖанакпурKirghiz
자낙푸르Korean
JanakpurKurdish
DžanakpurasLithuanian
जनकपुरMagahi
जनकपुरधामMagahi
जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिकाMaithili
जनकपुरधामMaithili
JanakpurMalay
ജനക്പൂർMalayalam
जनकपूरMarathi
ჯანაკპურიMingrelian
जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिकाNepali
जनकपुरधामNepali
जनकपुरधाम उपमहानगरपालिकाNepali
जनकपुर नगरपालिकाNewari
JanakpurNorwegian
JanakpurNorwegian Bokmål
JanakpurOromo
ਜਨਕਪੁਰPanjabi
جاناکپورPersian
جانکپورPersian
جنکپورPersian
DźanakpurPolish
JanakpurPolish
جناکپورPushto
ДжанакпурRussian
जनकपुरधाम उपमहानगरपालिकाSanskrit
ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱠᱯᱩᱨSantali
DžanakpurSlovenian
DžanakpurdhamSlovenian
JanakpurSomali
ชนกปุรธามThai
ชนกปุระThai
JanakpurTurkish
ДжанакпурUkrainian
جناکپردھمUrdu
جنک پورUrdu
JanakpurUzbek
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