Purvanchal
Purvanchal, literally the "Eastern Region", is one of India's most ancient regions and it enjoys a rich heritage and culture.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations: Varanasi and Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur
Destinations to Discover
Places to explore: Sarnath and Mirzapur.
Purvanchal
- Type: human-geographic territorial entity
- Description: region in India
- Also known as: “东安遮罗”
- Neighbors: Nepal
- Location: Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
25.3177° or 25° 19′ 4″ north
Longitude of center
82.9739° or 82° 58′ 26″ east
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Purvanchal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوروانجل”
- Belarusian: “Пурванчал”
- Bhojpuri: “पूर्वांचल”
- Catalan: “Purvanchal”
- Chinese: “东安恰尔”
- Chinese: “東安遮羅”
- Esperanto: “Purvanĉalo”
- French: “Purvanchal”
- Hindi: “पूर्वांचल”
- Italian: “Purvanchal”
- Magahi: “पूर्वाञ्चल”
- Maithili: “पूर्वाञ्चल”
- Marathi: “पूर्वांचल”
- Tamil: “பூர்வாஞ்சல்”
- Urdu: “پوروانچل”
- Western Panjabi: “پوروانچل”
- “पूर्वांचल”
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