water body
water body is a lake in Howrah, South Bengal, West Bengal. water body is situated nearby to the neighborhood BNR South Colony, as well as near the locality Kyd Monument.Places of Interest
Highlights include Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden and The Great Banyan.
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
Park
Photo: Jeroje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, previously known as the Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta Botanic Garden, and Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, is a botanical garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata.
The Great Banyan
Evergreen forest
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
The Great Banyan is a banyan tree located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah, near Kolkata, India. The great banyan tree draws more visitors to the garden than its collection of exotic plants from five continents.
National Library of India
Park
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howrah and Maidan.
Howrah
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howrah is the twin city of Kolkata and an important industrial and transport hub of southern West Bengal.
Maidan
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maidan is a 400-hectare park in central Kolkata, 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.
South Kolkata
Photo: Anitek bhattacharya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kolkata is an important part of Kolkata city. It is less congested and more modern than the rest of the city. You will find more apartment blocks and green patches here.
water body
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Howrah, South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.5535° or 22° 33′ 13″ northLongitude
88.3068° or 88° 18′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH834+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 815418194OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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