The Great Banyan

The Great Banyan is a banyan tree located in , , , near , India. The great banyan tree draws more visitors to the garden than its collection of exotic plants from five continents.
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  • Type: Evergreen forest
  • Description: Individual banyan trees
  • Also known as: “The Great Banyan Tree”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden and Santragachi Junction railway station.

Park
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The , previously known as the Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta Botanic Garden, and Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, is a botanical garden situated in , near .

Railway station
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is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, , India. The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Railway station
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is a Railway Terminus located in , of . It is one of important railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howrah and Maidan.

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is the twin city of and an important industrial and transport hub of southern .

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The is a 400-hectare park in central , stretching from the Hooghly river in the west to Chowringhee and Park Street in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhawan and Eden Gardens in the north.

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, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of . Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.

The Great Banyan

Latitude
22.5609° or 22° 33′ 39″ north
Longitude
88.2867° or 88° 17′ 12″ east
Open location code
7MJCH76P+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225902795
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2509765
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Satellite Map

Discover The Great Banyan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Ukrainian—“The Great Banyan” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “বিশাল বটবৃক্ষ”
  • Bengali: “বিশাল বটবৃক্ষ”
  • French: “Banian de Howrah”
  • Hindi: “विशाल बरगद का पेड़”
  • Lithuanian: “Didysis banjanas”
  • Malayalam: “ദ ഗ്രേറ്റ് ബൻയൻ”
  • Portuguese: “The Great Banyan”
  • Russian: “Великий баньян”
  • Tamil: “கொல்கத்தா பெரிய ஆலமரம்”
  • Telugu: “పెద్ద మర్రిచెట్టు, కోల్‌కత”
  • Telugu: “పెద్ద మర్రిచెట్టు”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий баньян”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as BAKULTALA and Kyd Monument.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prain Lake and Kunstier Lake.

Howrah: Must-Visit Destinations

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Curious Evergreen Forests to Discover

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