Kirkee War Cemetery

The Kirkee War Cemetery is a cemetery in Khadki, a cantonment in Pune in Maharashtra, India. The cemetery was created to provide graves for the fallen from central and western India in the Second World War, where there could not be certainty about their graves elsewhere being permanently maintained.

Photo: Joe Zachs, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shivaji Nagar railway station and Pune Junction.

Shivaji Nagar railway station

Railway station

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Shivaji Nagar railway station is a train station serving Shivajinagar suburb of Pune. It has two platforms. This is a halt for suburban trains of Pune. Shivaji Nagar railway station is situated 2 km south of Kirkee War Cemetery.

Pune Junction

Railway station

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Pune Junction railway station is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. Pune Junction is situated 3 km southeast of Kirkee War Cemetery.

Shaniwarwada

Fort

Photo: Aakash.gautam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818. Shaniwarwada is situated 3½ km south of Kirkee War Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khadki and Vishrantwadi.

Khadki

Town

Photo: Joe Zachs, CC BY 2.0.

Khadki is a cantonment in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has now flourished as a quasi-metropolis & centered in the northern region of the city.

Vishrantwadi

Suburb

Vishrantwadi is a suburb of Pune City in the State of Maharashtra, India. Vishrantwadi is a bustling commercial and residential neighborhood to the north of the city including areas of Mohanwadi, Pratik Nagar, Kasturbawadi, Phule Nagar, Mental Corner, Police Lines, Shanti Nagar, Dhanori, Tingre Nagar, Kalas, Mhaskewasti and Dighi. Vishrantwadi is situated 3 km northeast of Kirkee War Cemetery.

Somwar Peth

Suburb

Somwar Peth is an area located in Pune City, in the Maharashtra State of the Republic of India. This area is bordered by Kasba Peth, Shaniwar Peth and Raviwar Peth. Somwar Peth is situated 3½ km south of Kirkee War Cemetery.

Kirkee War Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in India
Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
Location: Pune City, Pune, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

18.55187° or 18° 33′ 7″ north

Longitude

73.85675° or 73° 51′ 24″ east

Open location code

7JCMHV24+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 106619348

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q27628187

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In Other Languages

“Kirkee War Cemetery” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “Kirkee Milit-Tombejo”

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Highlights: holkar cementry and Church.

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