Raisen district

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Raisen District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Raisen is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bhopal Division. Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies is the first international university located at Sanchi Town. Raisen district District of Madhya Pradesh Clockwise from top-left: Great Stupa of Sanchi, Bhimbetka rock shelters, Bhojeshwar Temple, stupas at Satdhara, view of Raisen Fort Location of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh Coordinates (Raisen): 23°19′N 77°47′E

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Satpura Tiger Reserve

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Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) also known as Satpura National Park is located in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh in India. Its name is derived from the Satpura range. It covers an area of 524 km2 (202 sq mi). Satpura National Park, along with the adjoining Bori and Pachmarhi wildlife sanctuaries, provides 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) of unique central Indian highland ecosystem. It was set up in 1981. Satpura Tiger Reserve IUCN category II (national park) Satpura

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Pachmarhi

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Pachmarhi is a hill station in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since the British Raj. The municipality is located in a valley of the Satpura Range and is widely known as Satpura ki Rani. (“Queen of Satpura”) Pachmarhi has an altitude of 1067. Dhupgarh, the highest point (1,352 meters) in Madhya Pradesh and the Satpura range, is located nearby. The town is wholly

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National Highway 47 (India)

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National Highway 47 (NH 47) is a primary National Highway in India. It starts from Bamanbore in Gujarat and terminates at Nagpur in Maharashtra. This national highway is about 1,006 km (625 mi) long. Before renumbering of national highways in 2010, NH-47 was variously numbered as old national highways 8A, 59, 59A & 69. National Highway 47 Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Map of the National Highway in red Route

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Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve

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The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. The conservation area was created in 1999 by the Indian government. It also contains animals from the Himalayan mountains and from the lower Western Ghats. UNESCO designated it a biosphere reserve in 2009. Geography The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is located within areas of Narmadapuram, Betul, and Chhindwara Districts in Madhya Pradesh.

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Convent

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A convent is a community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, convent means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Communion. Etymology and usage The term convent derives via Old French from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio, meaning “to convene, to come together”. It was first used in this sense when the eremitical

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Dakshin Rajyadharpur

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Dakshin Rajyadharpur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Dakshin Rajyadharpur Census Town Dakshin Rajyadharpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.76°N 88.32°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 11,254 Languages

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Dankuni

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Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly. Positioned strategically near Kolkata, it has emerged as an important industrial and commercial center in the region. The city’s landscape is characterized by a mix of residential areas

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Chikrand

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Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Chikrand Census Town Chikrand Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.72°N 88.27°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 10,375 Languages  • Official Bengali, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) Vehicle registration WB Website wb.gov.in

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Chinsurah subdivision

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Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The eastern portion of Chinsurah subdivision is part of the Hooghly Flats, a natural physiographic region, that is a narrow strip of land along the Hooghly. The interior of the subdivision is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvial plains lying between the

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