Katas Raj Temples
The Katas Raj Temples is a Hindu temple complex in the Salt Range of Punjab, Pakistan. The main complex is connected to one another by walkways and surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus, while another group, called Satghara, is present to southwest at some distance.Photo: ClicksByMohammadOmer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: complex of several Hindu temples in Punjab, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Katasraj temples”, “Killa kattas”, and “Qila Katas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dulmial and Choa Saidan Shah.
Dulmial
Village
Photo: Mehsanj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dulmial is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil and has a population of almost 30,000. Dulmial is situated 3 km northwest of Katas Raj Temples.
Choa Saidan Shah
Town
Choa Saidan Shah is a town and tehsil of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the administrative capital and one of the seven union councils of Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil. Choa Saidan Shah is situated 3 km east of Katas Raj Temples.
Ratuchah
Village
Ratuchah is a village and union council of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is part of Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil. Ratuchah is situated 4 km southeast of Katas Raj Temples.
Katas Raj Temples
- Categories: building complex, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.72373° or 32° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
72.95152° or 72° 57′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8J4JPXF2+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 489613646OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
attraction=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3629175
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Katas Raj Temples” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কটাসরাজ মন্দির”
- Bengali: “কাটাসরাজ মন্দির”
- Fiji Hindi: “Katas Raj”
- Fiji Hindi: “Katasraj mandir”
- German: “Katas-Raj-Tempel”
- Gujarati: “કટાસરાજ મહાદેવ, કટાસ”
- Gujarati: “કટાસરાજ મહાદેવ”
- Hindi: “कटासराज मंदिर”
- Hindi: “कटासराज मन्दिर”
- Kannada: “ಕಟಾಸ್”
- Malayalam: “കടാസ്രാജ് ക്ഷേത്രം”
- Panjabi: “ਕਟਾਸਰਾਜ”
- Sanskrit: “कटासराजशिवमन्दिरम्”
- Slovenian: “Templji Katas Radž”
- Tamil: “கட்டாஸ் ராஜ் கோயில்”
- Telugu: “కటాసరాజ ఆలయం”
- Thai: “กตาสราชมนเทียร”
- Urdu: “کٹاس”
- Western Panjabi: “کٹاس”
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