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Odisha

Odisha, spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in . It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants.
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, the capital of Odisha, lies on the banks of the River Kuakhai which is part of the Mahanadi River delta. Together with and , it forms the Swarna Tribhuja or Golden Triangle of Odisha tourism.

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, also known as Jagannath or Purushottama , is a seaside pilgrimage town in the state of Odisha. It is a major tourist destination with the famous temple of Lord Jagannath and a very long beach offering beautiful and pleasant sights.

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is the second largest city of Odisha after . The state's former capital is steeped in old traditions, with a perfect combination of traditional and modern lifestyles.

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covers the north-western region of Odisha.

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or Konarak is a small town in Coastal Odisha, on the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometres from , famous for its 13th-century Sun Temple and the Chandrabhaga River.

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or Baleshwar is a city in the North Coast of Odisha. It is full of mixed cultures, and is greatly influenced by Odia, Bengali and Marwari cultures. It's also an industrial hub with some major and numerous small-scale industries.

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is a city on the eastern coastline of the state of Odisha. is a business hub, and has many things to offer in terms of tourist attractions and activities.

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The at the South Coast of Odisha is Asia's largest saltwater lagoon and is separated from the Bay of Bengal by a sandy ridge. Balugaon and Rambha are two major towns serving as entry points for the lake.

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is in the North Coast of Odisha, around 40 km from , and around 65 km from by road.

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Paradeep, also spelled , is a major industrial seaport town and municipality, nearly 80 km from city, in of Odisha, India.

is a Town and a municipality in the district of the state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of district.

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Bhitarkanika is a mangrove forest in Odisha state. It is off the beaten track and offers sea, sand and adventure. The Bhitarkanika group of islands in northeastern Odisha offers great beaches, trekking trails through forests teeming with wildlife, and some thrilling boat rides.

is a town located in the district of Odisha, in India. It consists of 144 villages, with four major areas: , Nua Bazar, Station Bazar, and Purana Bazar.

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Gopalpur-on-sea is a beach resort in Ganjam district of Odisha. Once a busy sea port, it is now a quiet place. The din and bustle of the temple towns is totally absent and one can really enjoy the roar of the waves and the breeze bustling through the palm trees.

Odisha

Latitude of center
20.5431° or 20° 32′ 35″ north
Longitude of center
84.6897° or 84° 41′ 23″ east
Population
42,000,000
Elevation
512 metres (1,680 feet)
Abbreviation
“OR”
United Nations Location Code
IN ORS
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2240991967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1261029
Wiki­data ID
Q22048
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Odisha” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Odisha”
  • Achinese: “Orissa”
  • Afrikaans: “Odisha”
  • Afrikaans: “Orissa”
  • Albanian: “Orissa”
  • Amharic: “ኦዲሣ”
  • Angika: “उड़ीसा”
  • Arabic: “أديشا”
  • Arabic: “أديشة”
  • Arabic: “أريسة”
  • Aragonese: “Odisha”
  • Armenian: “Օդիշա (նահանգ)”
  • Armenian: “Օդիշա”
  • Assamese: “উৎকল”
  • Assamese: “উৰিষ্যা”
  • Assamese: “ওড়িশা”
  • Assamese: “কলিংগ”
  • Asturian: “Odisha”
  • Awadhi: “ओडिशा”
  • Azerbaijani: “Orissa”
  • Balinese: “Odisha”
  • Basque: “Odisha”
  • Basque: “Orissa”
  • Belarusian: “Адыша”
  • Belarusian: “Арыса”
  • Bengali: “উড়িষ্যা”
  • Bengali: “ওড়িশা”
  • Bhojpuri: “ओडिशा”
  • Bishnupriya: “ওড়িশা”
  • Breton: “Odisha”
  • Breton: “Orisa”
  • Bulgarian: “Одиша”
  • Bulgarian: “Ориса”
  • Burmese: “သြရိဿပြည်နယ်”
  • Burmese: “ဩဋိသာပြည်နယ်”
  • Catalan: “Orissa”
  • Cebuano: “State of Odisha”
  • Central Bikol: “Odisha”
  • Chechen: “Орисса”
  • Chinese: “Odisha”
  • Chinese: “奥迪沙邦”
  • Chinese: “奥迪萨邦”
  • Chinese: “奥里萨”
  • Chinese: “奥里萨邦”
  • Chinese: “奧里薩”
  • Chinese: “奧里薩邦”
  • Chinese: “欧迪沙”
  • Chinese: “阿里沙省”
  • Chuvash: “Одиша”
  • Croatian: “Orissa”
  • Czech: “Urísa”
  • Czech: “Uríša”
  • Danish: “Odisha”
  • Danish: “Orissa”
  • Dhivehi: “އޮރިއްސާ”
  • Dotyali: “उडिशा”
  • Dutch: “Odisha”
  • Dutch: “Orissa”
  • Esperanto: “Odiŝo”
  • Esperanto: “Oriso” (historical)
  • Estonian: “Odisha”
  • Estonian: “Orissa”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Odisha”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Orissa”
  • Finnish: “Odisha”
  • Finnish: “Orissa”
  • French: “Odisha”
  • French: “Orissa” (historical)
  • Galician: “Odisha”
  • Galician: “Orissa”
  • Gan Chinese: “奥里萨邦”
  • Georgian: “ოდიშა”
  • Georgian: “ორისა”
  • German: “Odisha”
  • German: “Orissa”
  • Goan Konkani: “Orisa”
  • Goan Konkani: “ओरिसा”
  • Goan Konkani: “ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ”
  • Greek: “Ορίσα”
  • Gujarati: “ઑડિશા”
  • Hakka Chinese: “O-lî-sat-pang”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Orissa”
  • Hausa: “Odisha”
  • Hebrew: “אודישה”
  • Hindi: “उत्कल”
  • Hindi: “ओडिशा”
  • Hindi: “कलिंग”
  • Hungarian: “Orisza”
  • Icelandic: “Odisha”
  • Ido: “Odisha”
  • Indonesian: “Odisha”
  • Indonesian: “Orissa”
  • Interlingue: “Odisha”
  • Irish: “Odisha”
  • Italian: “Orissa”
  • Japanese: “オリッサ”
  • Japanese: “オリッサ州”
  • Javanese: “Odisha”
  • Kannada: “ಒಡಿಶಾ”
  • Kannada: “ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ”
  • Kashmiri: “اڑیسہ”
  • Kashmiri: “اوڈِشا”
  • Kirghiz: “Орисса”
  • Korean: “오디샤”
  • Korean: “오디샤주”
  • Ladin: “Odisha”
  • Latin: “Odisa”
  • Latin: “Orissa”
  • Latvian: “Orisa”
  • Lithuanian: “Odiša”
  • Lithuanian: “Orisa”
  • Macedonian: “Одиша”
  • Macedonian: “Ориса”
  • Maithili: “उडिसा”
  • Maithili: “ओडिशा”
  • Malagasy: “Odisha”
  • Malay: “Odisha”
  • Malay: “Orissa”
  • Malayalam: “ഒഡീഷ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯑꯣꯔꯤꯁꯥ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯁꯥ”
  • Marathi: “ओडिशा”
  • Mazanderani: “اودیشا”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Odisha”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Orissa”
  • Mingrelian: “ოდიშა”
  • Mingrelian: “ორისა”
  • Mongolian: “Одиша”
  • Mongolian: “Орисса”
  • Nepali: “उड़िसा”
  • Nepali: “ओडिसा”
  • Newari: “ओडिशा”
  • Northern Frisian: “Odisha”
  • Northern Luri: “ئوٙریسا”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Orissa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Odisha”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orissa”
  • Norwegian: “Odisha”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Odisha”
  • Oriya: “ଉଡ୍ର”
  • Oriya: “ଉତ୍କଳ”
  • Oriya: “ଓଡ଼ିଶା”
  • Oriya: “କଳିଙ୍ଗ”
  • Ossetian: “Одишæ”
  • Ossetian: “Ориссæ”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “اریسه”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “اوریسه”
  • Pampanga: “Orissa”
  • Panjabi: “ਉੜੀਸਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਓਡੀਸ਼ਾ”
  • Persian: “اودیسا”
  • Persian: “اوریسا”
  • Polish: “Orisa”
  • Portuguese: “Odixa”
  • Portuguese: “Orissa”
  • Pushto: “اوړېشه”
  • Romanian: “Odisha”
  • Russian: “Одиша”
  • Russian: “Орисса”
  • Sanskrit: “ओडिशाराज्यम्”
  • Santali: “ᱳᱰᱤᱥᱟ”
  • Scots: “Odisha”
  • Serbian: “Калинга”
  • Serbian: “Одиша”
  • Serbian: “Ориса”
  • Serbian: “Уткал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Odiša”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Orissa”
  • Sindhi: “اوڙيسا”
  • Sindhi: “اوڙيسيا”
  • Sinhala: “ඔයිෂා”
  • Sinhala: “ඔරිස්සා”
  • Slovak: “Urísa”
  • Slovenian: “Kalinga”
  • Slovenian: “Odiša”
  • Slovenian: “Orisa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اودیسا”
  • Spanish: “Odisha”
  • Spanish: “Orissa”
  • Swahili: “Orissa”
  • Swedish: “Odisha”
  • Swedish: “Orissa”
  • Tagalog: “Odisha”
  • Tajik: “Орисса”
  • Tamil: “ஒடிசா”
  • Tatar: “Одиша”
  • Tatar: “Орисса”
  • Telugu: “ఒడిశా”
  • Telugu: “ఒడిషా”
  • Telugu: “ఒరిస్సా”
  • Thai: “รัฐโอฑิศา”
  • Thai: “รัฐโอริศา”
  • Thai: “รัฐโอริสสา”
  • Tibetan: “ཨོ་རི་ས།”
  • Tulu: “ಒಡಿಶಾ”
  • Tulu: “ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾ”
  • Turkish: “Orissa”
  • Ukrainian: “Одіша”
  • Ukrainian: “Орісса”
  • Urdu: “اڈيشا”
  • Urdu: “اڈیشا”
  • Urdu: “اڈیشہ”
  • Urdu: “اڑیسہ”
  • Urdu: “اُڑیسہ”
  • Uzbek: “Orissa”
  • Venetian: “Orissa”
  • Vietnamese: “Odisha”
  • Vietnamese: “Orissa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Orissa”
  • Welsh: “Odisha”
  • Welsh: “Orissa”
  • Western Panjabi: “اوڑیسا”
  • Wu Chinese: “奥迪沙邦”
  • Wu Chinese: “奥里萨邦”
  • Yiddish: “אדישא”
  • Yiddish: “אדישאַ”
  • Yoruba: “Orissa”
  • Yue Chinese: “奥迪沙邦”
  • Yue Chinese: “奧里薩邦”
  • “ओडिशा”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Odisha”. Photo: Alokprasad84, CC BY 3.0.