Kaushambi

Kaushambi is an archaeological site in southern . It was once the capital of the Vatsa Kingdom and an ancient trading centre on the .
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Kauśāmbī”, “Kaušámbí”, “Kosambi”, “Kosambī”, “Kosāmbi”, “Kóšambí”, “Косамби”, “เมืองโกสัมพี”, “코삼비”, “コーサム”, “憍賞弥国”, “憍賞彌國”, “拘睒彌”, and “拘舍彌”

Kaushambi

Latitude
25.3431° or 25° 20′ 35″ north
Longitude
81.3763° or 81° 22′ 35″ east
Elevation
109 metres (358 feet)
Open location code
7MQ389VG+6G
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Bhojpuri to Western Panjabi—“Kaushambi” goes by many names.
  • Bhojpuri: “कौशांबी”
  • Burmese: “ကောသမ္ဗီ”
  • Catalan: “Kausambi”
  • Chinese: “憍賞彌”
  • Chinese: “憍赏弥”
  • Czech: “Kósambí”
  • Dutch: “Kaushambi”
  • Dutch: “Kosambi”
  • French: “Kosambi”
  • German: “Kosambi”
  • Hebrew: “קוסאמבי”
  • Hebrew: “קוסמבי”
  • Indonesian: “Kosambi (kota)”
  • Indonesian: “Kosambi”
  • Irish: “Kosambi”
  • Japanese: “カウシャーンビー”
  • Japanese: “コーサンビー”
  • Kannada: “ಕೌಶಾಂಬಿ”
  • Korean: “카우샴비”
  • Marathi: “कोसांबी”
  • Marathi: “कौशांबी”
  • Persian: “کوسامبی”
  • Russian: “Каусамби”
  • Sanskrit: “कौशाम्बी”
  • Shan: “​​ၵေႃးသမ်ႇပီႇ”
  • Sinhala: “කෝසම්බි”
  • Tamil: “கோசாம்பி”
  • Telugu: “కోసాంబి”
  • Thai: “โกสัมพี”
  • Urdu: “کوسامبی”
  • Western Panjabi: “کوسامبی”
  • “कौशांबी”

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