Nalanda
Nalanda is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the Indian state of Bihar. The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Places of Interest
Highlights: Nalanda and Nalanda railway station.
Nalanda
- Type: human settlement
- Description: human settlement in Nalanda district, Bihar, India
- Location: Magadha, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.1368° or 25° 8′ 13″ north
Longitude
85.4438° or 85° 26′ 38″ east
Open location code
7MQ74CPV+PG
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Slovenian—“Nalanda” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Nalanda”
- Bengali: “নালন্দা”
- Hindi: “नालंदा”
- Russian: “Наланда”
- Slovenian: “Nalanda”
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