Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is an university building in Silao, Nalanda, Bihar. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Wat Thai Nalanda, as well as near Nalanda museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nalanda and Nalanda railway station.
Nalanda
Park
Photo: Uphogaphy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's first residential university", it was located near the city of Rajagriha, roughly 90 kilometres southeast of Pataliputra. Nalanda is situated 1 km north of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara.
Nalanda railway station
Railway station
Nalanda railway station, station code NLD, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Nalanda railway station is situated 2 km east of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nalanda and Pawapuri.
Nalanda
Photo: Srijitakundan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nalanda is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the Indian state of Bihar. The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pawapuri
Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
Pawapuri, 101 kilometers from Patna and 38 kilometers from Rajgir, or Pava is a holy site for Jains.
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Silao, Nalanda, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.12815° or 25° 7′ 41″ northLongitude
85.4456° or 85° 26′ 44″ eastOpen location code
7MQ74CHW+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1119777181OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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