Gandhi Hill

The Gandhi Hill is a hill in , situated behind the Vijayawada railway station in the Tarapet area. A Gandhi Memorial, built on this hill, is the first in the country to have seven stupas.
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  • Type: Shrubland
  • Description: where a Gandhi memorial lies
  • Also known as: “Gandhi Hill, Vijayawada”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vijayawada Junction railway station and Akkanna Madanna Caves.

Railway station
Photo: MyVijayawada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Indian Railways station in of , categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-1 station in Vijayawada railway division. is situated 320 metres southeast of Gandhi Hill.

Cave
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
are a group of rock-cut Hindu cave temples in , , India. Dated to mid 7th-century and dedicated to Shiva, they were excavated by the Eastern Chalukya dynasty. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Gandhi Hill.

Museum
Photo: Koushikanee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an archaeological museum, located at M. G. Road of . It was renamed in the memory of the renowned film director, illustrator, cartoonist and author Bapu. is situated 1½ km southeast of Gandhi Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vijayawada and One Town.

Photo: Strike Eagle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, the second largest city in , is the state's business capital. Once known as Bezawada in colonial times, the city is on the upper banks of the Krishna River, bounded by the Indrakeeladri Hills on the west and the Budameru stream on the north.

Neighborhood
is a commercial area of the city of . It is a part of Old Town area of the city. Arjuna Veedhi, Islampet, Jendachettu Centre, Kamsalipet, Rajarajeswaripet, Kothapet, Ajithsinghnagar, Jendachettu Centre and Winchipet are some of the areas under I–Town.

Neighborhood
Gandhi Nagar or , also Gandhinagaram, is a major commercial area of in Vijayawada Central mandal of NTR district of the Indian state of .

Gandhi Hill

Latitude
16.51929° or 16° 31′ 9″ north
Longitude
80.61691° or 80° 37′ 1″ east
Open location code
7M82GJ98+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177626356
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scrub
Wiki­data ID
Q12995435
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Satellite Map

Discover Gandhi Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Telugu—“Gandhi Hill” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “গান্ধী হিল, বিজয়বাড়া”
  • Malay: “Bukit Gandhi, Vijayawada”
  • Malayalam: “ഗാന്ധി ഹിൽ, വിജയവാഡ”
  • Tamil: “காந்தி குன்று”
  • Telugu: “గాంధీ కొండ”
  • Telugu: “గాంధీ హిల్, విజయవాడ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gandhi Hill and Masjid.

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