Guwahati Planetarium
The Guwahati Planetarium is a center for astronomical education and research. Built in 1994, it is the oldest planetarium in Assam and North-Eastern India.Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assam State Museum and Guwahati railway station.
Assam State Museum
Museum
The Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum, is located in the southern end of Dighalipukhuri tank which is in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. Assam State Museum is situated 690 metres south of Guwahati Planetarium.
Guwahati railway station
Railway station
Photo: Suraj Kumar Das, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guwahati Railway Station is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station. Guwahati railway station is situated 1 km south of Guwahati Planetarium.
Umananda Island
Forest
Umananda Island is the smallest inhabited river islet in the middle of river Brahmaputra, flowing through the city of Guwahati in Assam, a state in northeast India.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guwahati and North Guwahati.
Guwahati
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guwahati, the largest city in the northeast Indian state of Assam, is the nerve centre of both the Assamese culture as well as the broader Northeast Indian culture.
North Guwahati
Suburb
Photo: Bhaskarbhagawati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. North Guwahati is situated 3½ km west of Guwahati Planetarium.
Maligaon
Town
Maligaon is a locality of Guwahati, Assam. The headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium is situated there. Maligaon is situated 7 km southwest of Guwahati Planetarium.
Guwahati Planetarium
- Type: Museum
- Description: planetarium museum and library in Dighali Pukhuri, Guwahati
- Categories: planetarium, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam, North-Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.19148° or 26° 11′ 29″ northLongitude
91.75198° or 91° 45′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7MRH5QR2+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1577816075OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5622000
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In Other Languages
“Guwahati Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “গুৱাহাটী তাৰকাগৃহ”
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