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Chitrakoot Dham is a city in the Chitrakoot district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is the headquarters of the Chitrakoot district. Situated in the Bundelkhand region, it holds great cultural, historical, religious and archaeological importance and it is said that Rama, a major deity in Hinduism, spent 11 years of exile in Chitrakoot.
Some of these local name changes were changes made in all languages: the immediate local name, and also all India's other languages. An example of this is the renaming of predominantly Hindi-speaking Uttaranchal ( Hindi : उत्तराञ्चल ) to a new local Hindi name (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड Uttarakhand ).
Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
†Japanese name during Korea under Japanese rule (1910–1945). The Korean name is unchanged. ‡Name change in English due to replacement McCune-Reischauer with the Revised Romanization method in 2000. The Korean name is unchanged.
Chitrakoot may refer to these places in India: Chitrakoot Dham or Karwi, city in Uttar Pradesh, mentioned as the first forest of exile of Rama in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. Chitrakoot division, a division of Uttar Pradesh, centred on the city; Chitrakoot district, a district of Uttar Pradesh, headquartered in the city; Chitrakoot Airport
It borders the Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh, whose headquarters Chitrakoot Dham is located nearby. The city lies in the historical Chitrakoot region, which is divided between the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It is known for a number of temples and sites mentioned in Hindu scriptures.
Chitrakoot district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India in the Bundelkhand region and Chitrakoot city is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 3,216 km 2.The district has a population of 991,730 (2011 Census). [1]
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Chitrakoot district" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .