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

Park
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The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic…

Railway station
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is a railway…

Railway station
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is a Railway Terminus located in , of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howrah and Maidan.

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is the twin city of and an important…

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The is a 400-hectare park in central …

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, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of .

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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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

Places to explore: BAKULTALA and Kyd Monument.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Great Banyan Tree and Prain Lake.

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Worth a closer look: Howrah and Uluberia.

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