Varanasi
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An Varanasi (Vārāṇasī; Hindi: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi]; siring man Benares, Banaras (Banāras Plantilya:IPA-hns;)[12][13][14] or Kashi (Kāshi; Plantilya:IPA-hns)[15]) iyo an syudad sa Ganges river sa Amihanan na Indya na igwa nin central place sa tradisyon kan pilgrimage, kagadanan, asin pagluksa sa kinaban kan mga Hindu.[16][17] An syudad igwa nin syncretic tradition kan Muslim artisanship that underpins an saiyang relihiyosong turismo.[18] Namomogtak sa middle-Ganges valley sa habagatan-subangan na kabtang kan estado kan Uttar Pradesh, an Varanasi namomogtak sa walang tampi kan salog. Iyan igwa nin 692 kilometres (430 mi) sa habagatan-subangan kan kabisera kan Indya na New Delhi asin 320 kilometres (200 mi) sa habagatan-subangan kan kabisera kan estado na Lucknow.
Varanasi Benares, Banaras, Kashi | |
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Metropolis | |
Left to right, top to bottom: Manikarnika Ghat, the holy cremation ground on the Ganges river front; Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan; Faculty of Arts, Benares Hindu University; Goswami Tulsidas, composer of the Ramcharitmanas; Weaving Silk Brocade; Benares Sanskrit College, India's oldest Sanskrit college (founded in 1791); and Munshi Ghat. | |
Interactive map of Varanasi | |
Tagboan: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″E | |
Country | Indya |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Varanasi |
District | Varanasi |
Pamamahala | |
• Tipo | Municipal Corporation |
• Hawak | Varanasi Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Ashok Tiwari[1] (BJP) |
• Divisional Commissioner | Deepak Agarwal, IAS |
Hiwas | |
• Metropolis | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
• Metro | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
Elebasyon | 80.71 m (264.80 ft) |
Populasyon (2011) | |
• Metropolis | 1,212,610[4] |
• Ranggo | 30th |
• Metro | 1,432,280 (32nd) |
Mga demonym | Banarasi |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[6] |
• Additional official | Urdu[6] |
• Regional | Bhojpuri[7] |
Sona nin oras | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 221 001 to** (** area code) |
Telephone code | 0542 |
Rehistradong behikulo | UP-65 |
GDP | $3.8 billion (2019–20)[8] |
Per capita income | INR 1,93 616[9] |
International Airport | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport |
Rapid Transit | Varanasi Metro |
Sex ratio | 0.926 (2011) ♂/♀ |
Literacy (2011) | 80.31%[10] |
HDI | 0.645[11] |
Websityo | varanasi |