Murshidabad

Murshidabad is the largest district of , and home to the Nawabs of Murshidabad that once ruled over Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Although the Nawabs have been ceremonial since 1757, the district has maintained its cultural heritage dating back to the Nawab rule.
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is a historic town in central . It was the capital of , and during the Nawab rule. The last capital city of independent Bengal was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Diwan of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

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is the headquarters of the Murshidabad district of , along the upper reaches of the Hooghly River, also called the "Bhagirathi" among locals.

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is a city in the Murshidabad of and the result of the amalgamation of Jiaganj and Azimganj, on opposite sides of the Bhagirathi River.

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consists of numerous towns at the northern fringe of the Murshidabad district of .

is a village in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of , .

is a village in the Burwan CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of , .

Murshidabad

Latitude of center
24.1° or 24° 6′ north
Longitude of center
88.25° or 88° 15′ east
Population
7,100,000
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Abbreviation
“MRS”
Geo­Names ID
7627237
Wiki­data ID
Q1546240
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Murshidabad” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de Murshidabad”
  • Asturian: “Murshidabad (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Murshidabad”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mürşidabad”
  • Basque: “Murshidabad barrutia”
  • Batak Mandailing: “Distrik Murshidabad”
  • Bengali: “মুর্শিদাবাদ জেলা”
  • Bengali: “মুর্শিদাবাদ”
  • Bhojpuri: “मुर्शिदाबाद जिला”
  • Catalan: “districte de Murshidabad”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Murshidabad”
  • Cebuano: “Murshidabad”
  • Chinese: “Murshidabad”
  • Chinese: “穆尔希达巴德县”
  • Chinese: “穆希達巴德縣”
  • Dutch: “Murshidabad”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مورشيداباد”
  • Finnish: “Murshidabadin piirikunta”
  • French: “district de Murshidabad”
  • French: “District de Murshidabad”
  • German: “Murshidabad”
  • Gujarati: “મુર્શિદાબાદ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “मुर्शिदाबाद जिला”
  • Hindi: “मुर्शीदाबाद जिला”
  • Italian: “distretto di Murshidabad”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Murshidabad”
  • Japanese: “ムルシダーバード県”
  • Kashmiri: “مُرشِدآباد ضِلہٕ”
  • Malayalam: “മുർഷിദാബാദ് ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “मुर्शिदाबाद जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Murshidabad”
  • Nepali: “मुर्शिदाबाद जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “मुर्सिदाबाद जिल्ला”
  • Newari: “मुर्शिदाबाद जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Murshidabad”
  • Norwegian: “Murshidabad”
  • Oriya: “ମୁର୍ଶିଦାବାଦ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੁਰਸ਼ਿਦਾਬਾਦ”
  • Persian: “بخش مرشدآباد”
  • Persian: “ناحیه مرشدآباد”
  • Russian: “Муршидабад”
  • Sanskrit: “मुर्शिदाबादमण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱢᱩᱨᱥᱤᱫᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Murshidabad”
  • Swedish: “Murshidabad”
  • Tamil: “முர்சிதாபாத் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “ముర్షిదాబాద్ జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “ముర్షిదాబాద్”
  • Turkish: “Mürşidadab”
  • Urdu: “ضلع مرشدآباد”
  • Urdu: “ضلع مرشداباد”
  • Vietnamese: “Murshidabad”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع مرشدآباد”
  • “मुर्शिदाबाद जिला”

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