Azīmganj
in Murshidabad of West Bengal, India
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Shah Mokhdum Airport (27 mi) - Ishurdi Airport (50 mi)
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Malda Airport (56 mi) - Balurghat Airport (79 mi)
- Jessore Airport (92 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (109 mi)
- Saidpur Airport (113 mi)
- Thakurgaon Airport (124 mi)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Unesco heritage, 146 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 24.227 and 88.258 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 24° 13' 38" and E 88° 15' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:20 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 4:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Azīmganj
Azīmganj in Murshidabad (West Bengal) is located in India about 747 mi (or 1,202 km) south-east of New Delhi, the country's capital.
Local time in Azīmganj is now 04:20 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Azīmganj, of which one is a larger airport. The closest is airport we know is Shah Mokhdum Airport in Bangladesh in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km). The closest airport in India is Malda Airport in a distance of 56 mi (or 43 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh at a distance of 72 mi (or 116 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rajshahi, Magura, Kolkata, Gaibandha and Rangpur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 8th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Angara Matam 2011 in Murshidabad
Angara Matam 2011 in murshidabad (west Bengal).created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, http://murshidabadtube.blogspot.com/ ...
8th Moharram 2011 at Imam Bargah in murshidabad
8th Moharram 2011 at Imam Bargah in murshidabad (west Bengal).created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, ...
Irani khuni Matam in murshidabad 2006
Irani khuni matam on 10th moharram 2006 on the way of karbala in murshidabad (west Bengal).created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, ...
saheb e alam in murshidabad 2012
Anjuman e Masumin Presents 5 Nauhe recited by Saheb e Alam on 23rd safar 2012 at Darab Ali Khan Estate in Murshiabad (west bengal)..created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, ...
Amal e Shabe Qadar in Murshidabad 2011
Amal e Shabe Qadar 2011 in murshidabad (west Bengal).created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, http://murshidabadtube.blogspot.com/ ...
Alam (chhad) of Abbas e Ghazi in Murshidabad 2006
Alam (chhad) of Abbas e ghazi on 10th Moharram 2006 in Murshidabad (west Bengal).Sponsred by Anjuman e Ghuncha e Hussainy.video graphy by Chotu video.Created by Zaheer Abbas, email ...
Syed Mujtaba Ali in murshidabad 2011
A 5th majlis of Maulana Syed Mujtaba Ali on 6th rawiawal 2011of Ashra-e- majalis by Anjuman-e-Yadgar-e-Hussainy in Murshidabad (west Bengal). created by Zaheer Abbas, email ...
Julus e Abbas Ghazi 2011 at Jafragunj in Murshidabad
Julus e Abbas Ghazi on 8th moharram 2001 at Jafragunj in Murshidabad (west Bengal).Created by Zaheer Abbas.e-mail - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, ...
Syed Mujtaba Ali in murshidabad 2011(part-3)
A 7th majlis of Maulana Syed Mujtaba Ali on 6th rawiawal 2011of Ashra-e- majalis by Anjuman-e-Yadgar-e-Hussainy in Murshidabad (west Bengal). Created by Zaheer Abbas, email ...
Zanjira matam in murshidabad 2011
Zanjira matam on the way of karbala on10th moharram 2011 in murshidabad (west Bengal).created by Zaheer Abbas, email - zancool1986@gmail.com, web - http://shahimurshidabad.webs.com/, ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
2010 West Bengal ferry sinking
The 2010 West Bengal Ferry Sinking was an incident which occurred on Saturday, 30 October 2010, when an over-crowded ferry carrying Muslim pilgrims sank after hitting a sand bank on the Bhagirathi River in the Indian state of West Bengal. Thus far at least 74 bodies have been recovered, with many more missing, feared swept downstream.
Murshidabad-Jiaganj (community development block)
Murshidabad-Jiaganj (community development block) is an administrative division in Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Murshidabad and Jiaganj police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Murshidabad.
Azimganj railway station
Azimganj is a railway station on the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop and is located in Murshidabad district lying west of Bhagirathi,a part of the Hooghly river in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Jiaganj Azimganj municipality.
Hazarduari Palace
Hazarduari Palace, earlier known as the Bara Kothi, is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was built in the nineteenth century by architect Duncan Macleod, under the reign of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1824–1838). The foundation stone of the palace was laid on August 9, 1829, and that very day the construction work was started. William Cavendish was the then Governor-General.
Nizamat Imambara
The present Nizamat Imambara was built in 1847 AD by Nawab Nazim Mansoor Ali Khan Feradun Jah, who succeeded his father Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah in Murshidabad, India. It was built after the fires of 1842 and 1846 which burnt the wooden Imambara built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah. This Imambara is the largest one in India and Bengal.
Bachhawali Tope
Bacchawali Tope is a gun, rather cannon which lies in the Nizamat Fort Campus on the garden space between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace and to the east of the old Madina Mosque in the city of Murshidabad in the Indian state of West Bengal. The cannon consists two pieces of different diameters. The cannon was made between the 12th and 14th century, probably by the Mohammeddan rulers of Gaur. It originally lied on the sand banks of Ichaganj.
Madina Mosque
The Madina Mosque is a mosque in the Nizamat Imambara, an Imamabara in Murshidabad, West Bengal. It was built by Nawab Feradun Jah in 1847 after the destruction of the old Imamabara.
Clock Tower of Murshidabad
Clock Tower of Murshidabad (locally known just as Clock Tower or Ghari Ghar, also known as Big Ben of Murshidabad) is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus just opposite the south face of the Hazarduari Palace. The clock tower lies on the garden spaces between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace, to its east, hardly a few feet away is the old Madina Mosque and the Bacchawali Tope.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Azīmganj.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Azīmganj City, Azīmganj
