Joshimath

Joshimath is a city in the region of , , a major tourist destination and a pilgrimage site at an altitude of 11,000 ft that serves as a gateway to the Hindu pilgrimage town of .
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  • Type: Town with 16,700 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Joshinath” and “Jyotirmath”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jyotir Math.

Uttarāmnāya Śrī Jyotish Pītham or JyotirMath is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams believed by it's tradition to be established by the Ādi Śaṅkara 2500 years ago to preserve Hinduism and Advaita Vedānta, the doctrine of nonduality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auli.

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is a city in the Indian state of . is nestled in the lap of snow-capped peaks of Himalayas, in the Chamoli district of , near the religious shrine of Badrinath.

Joshimath

Latitude
30.5556° or 30° 33′ 20″ north
Longitude
79.5613° or 79° 33′ 41″ east
Population
16,700
Elevation
1,821 metres (5,974 feet)
Open location code
8J2XHH46+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 342105699
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1268814
Wiki­data ID
Q1026878
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Joshimath” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Jyotirmath”
  • Bengali: “জোশিমাঠ, জয়তির মাঠ”
  • Bishnupriya: “যোশিমঠ”
  • Cebuano: “Joshīmath”
  • Chinese: “Joshimath”
  • Chinese: “乔斯希马特”
  • Chinese: “喬斯希馬特”
  • Dutch: “Joshimath”
  • Dutch: “Jyotirmath”
  • French: “Joshimath”
  • French: “Jyotirmath”
  • German: “Joshimath”
  • German: “Jyotirmath”
  • Gujarati: “જોશીમઠ”
  • Gujarati: “જોષીમઠ”
  • Gujarati: “જ્યોતિમઢ”
  • Gujarati: “જ્યોતિર્મઠ”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ושימת”
  • Hindi: “जोशीमठ”
  • Hindi: “ज्योतिर्मठ”
  • Italian: “Joshimath”
  • Japanese: “ジョーシーマト”
  • Japanese: “ジョティールマス”
  • Kannada: “ಜೋಷಿಮಠ”
  • Kannada: “ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಮಠ್”
  • Kashmiri: “جیوتیرماتھ”
  • Korean: “조시마스”
  • Malay: “Joshimath”
  • Malayalam: “ജ്യോതിർമഠം”
  • Marathi: “जोशीमठ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Joshimath”
  • Nepali: “जोशीमठ”
  • Newari: “जोशीमठ”
  • Newari: “जोशीमाथ”
  • Oriya: “ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ମଠ”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੋਸ਼ੀਮਠ”
  • Persian: “جوشیمات”
  • Polish: “Jyotirmath”
  • Portuguese: “Jyotirmath”
  • Russian: “Джотиматх”
  • Spanish: “Joshimath”
  • Spanish: “Jyotirmath”
  • Swedish: “Joshīmath”
  • Talysh: “Čošimath”
  • Tamil: “ஜோஷி மடம்”
  • Telugu: “జోషిమఠ్”
  • Telugu: “జ్యోతిమఠ్”
  • Urdu: “جوشی مٹھ”
  • Urdu: “جیوتیرماتھ”
  • Vietnamese: “Joshimath”

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