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National Library of India

The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, , , India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: national library located in Kolkata
  • Also known as: “National Library”
  • Address: Near University Of Calcutta, Belvedere Rd, Alipore, Kolkata, 700027

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zoological Garden, Alipore and Victoria Memorial.

Park
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The is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in , . It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha. is situated 480 metres north of National Library of India.

Museum
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The is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. is situated 1½ km northeast of National Library of India.

Prison
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The Alipore Jail or , also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in , , where political prisoners were kept under British rule. is situated 1 km southeast of National Library of India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alipore and South Kolkata.

Suburb
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The land of bungalows, is home to Kolkata's zoological park, the National Library, a prison-turned-museum, and several government offices.

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is a posh and new area of . It is less congested and more modern than most parts of the city. You will find more flat blocks and green patches here compared to the North.

Suburb
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in in the state of .

National Library of India

Latitude
22.53283° or 22° 31′ 58″ north
Longitude
88.33348° or 88° 20′ 1″ east
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“National Library of India” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հնդկաստանի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Nacional de la India”
  • Bashkir: “Һиндостан милли китапханаһы”
  • Basque: “Indiako Liburutegi Nazionala”
  • Bengali: “জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Bengali: “ভারতের জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Chinese: “印度国家图书馆”
  • Czech: “Indická národní knihovna”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Indie”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه الهند الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko de Barato”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Barato”
  • Finnish: “Intian kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale d’Inde”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale d’inde”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale d’Inde”
  • German: “Indische Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ινδίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של הודו”
  • Hindi: “नेशनल लाइब्रेरी”
  • Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय पुस्तकालय”
  • Hungarian: “Indiai Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Japanese: “インド国立図書館”
  • Kannada: “ಭಾರತದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ”
  • Korean: “인도 국립도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Indiae”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Biblioteca Nasional de Barat”
  • Lithuanian: “Indijos nacionalinė biblioteka”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalkutos nacionalinė biblioteka”
  • Malayalam: “National Library of India”
  • Malayalam: “ഭാരതീയ ദേശീയ ഗ്രന്ഥശാല”
  • Panjabi: “ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی هند”
  • Persian: “کتابخانهٔ ملی هند”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Indii”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Indiei”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Индии”
  • Sanskrit: “भारतस्य राष्ट्रियग्रन्थालयः”
  • Sanskrit: “राष्ट्रियः पुस्तकालयः”
  • Sanskrit: “राष्ट्रियग्रन्थालयः”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de India”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de la India”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de la India”
  • Tamil: “இந்திய தேசிய நூலகம்”
  • Telugu: “భారత జాతీయ గ్రంథాలయం”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Індії”
  • Urdu: “قومی کتب خانہ، بھارت”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nasodnon nga Sulod-Barasahan han Indya”
  • Waray (Philippines): “National Library of India”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol India”
  • Wu Chinese: “印度国家图书馆”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Library (Main Building) and Duck zone.

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