East Calcutta Wetlands

The East Kolkata Wetlands, are a complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east of the city of Calcutta, of in . The wetlands cover 125 square kilometres and include salt marshes, and agricultural fields, sewage farms and settling ponds.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “East Kolkata Wetlands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gour Kishore Ghosh metro station.

Building
Gour Kishore Ghosh is a upcoming metro station of the Orange Line of Kolkata Metro near Chingrighata crossing, at Sukanta Nagar in . The station is named in honour of famous Bengali writer and journalist, Gour Kishore Ghosh. is situated 3½ km northwest of East Calcutta Wetlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt Lake Sector-V and Phoolbagan.

Suburb
Photo: BNJ Nilam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the commercial sector of and a business district under Kolkata metropolitan area in the state of . is situated 4½ km north of East Calcutta Wetlands.

Neighborhood
is a locality of North Kolkata in in the state of . Subhas Sarovar, one of the famous tourist attractions in is located at . is situated 6 km northwest of East Calcutta Wetlands.

Town
is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the in the state of , . is situated 7 km north of East Calcutta Wetlands.

East Calcutta Wetlands

Latitude
22.53634° or 22° 32′ 11″ north
Longitude
88.43904° or 88° 26′ 21″ east
Open location code
7MJCGCPQ+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11260040607
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q3348702
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Satellite Map

Discover East Calcutta Wetlands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Spanish—“East Calcutta Wetlands” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব কলকাতা জলাভূমি”
  • Hindi: “ईस्ट कैल्कटा वेटलैंड्स”
  • Japanese: “東コルカタ湿地”
  • Malayalam: “കിഴക്കൻ കൊൽക്കത്താ തണ്ണീർത്തടം”
  • Spanish: “Humedales del este de Calcuta”
  • Spanish: “Humedales occidentales de Calcuta”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Makaltala and Chak Kolarkhal.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bengal Institute of Technology Biotechnology Building and Keshtopur Canal.

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