Wellesley Gol Talab
Wellesley Gol Talab, is a park located in Taltala neighbourhood in Central Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The pond is known to exist since at least early 19th century due to the fact that famous Urdu poet, Ghalib wanted to settle in the locality.Photo: Rehan.haider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kolkata New market and Chaplin Cinema.
Kolkata New market
Marketplace
Photo: Paul Hamilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Market, formally known as Sir Stuart Hogg Market, is a market complex in Kolkata situated on Lindsay Street at Dharmatala. Although primarily "New Market" referred to the original enclosed market, but in local parlance, the entire shopping area along with the market complex is known as "New Market". Kolkata New market is situated 650 metres northwest of Wellesley Gol Talab.
Chaplin Cinema
Theater building
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
Chaplin Cinema was the oldest single screen movie theatre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was located in 5/1 Chowringhee Place. In 1907 Jamshedji Framji Madan opened this cinema in India. Chaplin Cinema is situated 730 metres northwest of Wellesley Gol Talab.
Tipu Sultan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: DeepanjanGhosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tipu Sultan Mosque, officially known as the Tipu Sultan Shahi Mosque, also known locally as the Tipu Sultan Masjid, and formerly known as the Dharmatala Mosque, is a mosque located in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. Tipu Sultan Mosque is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wellesley Gol Talab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tal Tala and Dharmatala.
Tal Tala
Suburb
Taltala is a neighbourhood in Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station on its own name.
Dharmatala
Suburb
Dharmatala is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dharmatala Street has been renamed after Lenin as Lenin Sarani but the neighbourhood up to Wellington Square continues to be referred as Dharmatala.
Entali
Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain.
Entally is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes. Mother Teresa started her activities in Entally.
Wellesley Gol Talab
- Type: Pond
- Also known as: “Gol Talab”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.55687° or 22° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
88.3581° or 88° 21′ 29″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH945+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 111390976OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q85852420
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