Jiaganj Azimganj
Murshidabad is a historic town in central West Bengal. It was the capital of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha 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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Azimganj City railway station and Azimganj Junction railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiaganj and Azimganj.
Jiaganj
Jiaganj or Ziaganj, a heritage town in Murshidabad…Jiaganj Azimganj
- Type: Town with 51,800 residents
- Description: municipality town of West Bengal
- Categories: municipality of West Bengal and locality
- Location: Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad, Central Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.2381° or 24° 14′ 17″ north
Longitude
88.26191° or 88° 15′ 43″ east
Population
51,800
Open location code
7MPC67Q6+6Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Jiaganj Azimganj” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জিয়াগঞ্জ-আজিমগঞ্জ”
- Bishnupriya: “জিয়াগঞ্জ-আজিমগঞ্জ”
- Chinese: “賈甘傑阿齊姆甘傑”
- Chinese: “贾甘杰阿齐姆甘杰”
- Dutch: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- French: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- German: “Jiaganj-Azimganj”
- Gujarati: “જિયાગંજ અઝિમાગંજ”
- Hindi: “जियागंज-आज़िमगंज”
- Italian: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- Malay: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- Newari: “जियागञ्ज”
- Portuguese: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- Spanish: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
- Urdu: “جیا گنج عظیم گنج”
- Vietnamese: “Jiaganj Azimganj”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lālbāgh and Bhagwāngola.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Jiaganj Rural Hospital and Jain Family Merchant House 1850’s.
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