Alipore Central Jail

The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in , , where political prisoners were kept under British rule.
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  • Prison
  • Description: former jail converted to museum located in Kolkata
  • Also known as
    “Alipore Independence Museum”
    “Alipur Central Jail”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalighat Temple and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute.
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Hindu temple
Kalighat Kali Temple is a in … is situated 630 metres south of Alipore Central Jail.
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Hospital
is a 660 bedded… is situated 700 metres east of Alipore Central Jail.
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Park
The is India's oldest… is situated 1½ km northwest of Alipore Central Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kolkata and Alipore.
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is an important part of city.
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Suburb
is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in in the state of .
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is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata…

Alipore Central Jail

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Latitude
22.52558° or 22° 31′ 32″ north
Longitude
88.33979° or 88° 20′ 23″ east
Open location code
7MJCG8GQ+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 189898553
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q4726823

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Alipore Central Jail” goes by many names.
আলিপুর কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগারBengali
Alipore監獄Chinese
سجن اليبور المركزىEgyptian Arabic
अलीपुर जेलHindi
Cárcel de AliporeSpanish
ஆலிப்பூரா சிறைTamil
అలీపూర్ జైలుTelugu
علی پور جیلUrdu
علی پور جیلWestern Panjabi

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