Orchha

Orchha is a town in near the banks of the Betwa River. The medieval city of Orchha seems to have frozen in time, its palaces and temples still retaining their original grandeur.
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  • Type: Town with 11,500 residents
  • Description: town in Niwari district, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Orchha (India)” and “Urchha”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chaturbhuj Temple and Ram Raja Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Sonakshi2612, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, dedicated to Vishnu…

Hindu temple
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Hindu temple in Orchha, Niwari district, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Orchha

Latitude
25.3529° or 25° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
78.6402° or 78° 38′ 25″ east
Population
11,500
Elevation
218 metres (715 feet)
Open location code
7JQW9J3R+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 82799649
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1261033
Wiki­data ID
Q201631
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Orchha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أورتشها”
  • Asturian: “Orchha”
  • Bengali: “ওড়ছা”
  • Bishnupriya: “ওড়ছা”
  • Bulgarian: “Орчха”
  • Catalan: “Orchha”
  • Cebuano: “Orchha”
  • Chinese: “奥拉奇哈”
  • Czech: “Órčha”
  • Dutch: “Orchha”
  • French: “Orchha”
  • French: “Orchhâ”
  • German: “Orchha”
  • Gujarati: “ઓરછા”
  • Hindi: “ओरछा”
  • Hungarian: “Órcsha”
  • Icelandic: “Orchha”
  • Italian: “Orchha”
  • Japanese: “オールチャー”
  • Kannada: “ಓರ್ಛಾ”
  • Ladin: “Orchha”
  • Maithili: “ओरछा”
  • Malagasy: “Orchha”
  • Malay: “Orachha”
  • Marathi: “ओरछा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Orchha”
  • Panjabi: “ਓਰਛਾ”
  • Persian: “اورچها”
  • Polish: “Orchha”
  • Portuguese: “Orachha”
  • Portuguese: “Orchha”
  • Russian: “Орчха”
  • Spanish: “Orchha”
  • Swedish: “Orchha”
  • Tamil: “ஓர்ச்சா”
  • Telugu: “ఒరఛా”
  • Thai: “โอรฉะ”
  • Ukrainian: “Орчга”
  • Urdu: “اورچھا”
  • Urdu: “اوڑچھا”
  • Uzbek: “Orchha”
  • Vietnamese: “Orachha”
  • Western Frisian: “Orchha”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jamuniya Bhata and Dhīmarpur.

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