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Kashgar (Uyghur: قەشقەر) or Kashi (Chinese: 喀什) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, located near the country's border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan .
Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India. The temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines.
Varanasi (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi], [a] [b] also Benares, Banaras Hindustani pronunciation: [bəˈnaːrəs] [c] [12] [13] [14] or Kashi [d] [15]) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
Varanasi, also known as Benares, [1] Banaras (Banāras), or Kashi (Kāśī), is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kashgar Prefecture area (DMA, 1980) [b] Map including Kashgar Prefecture area (northwest) ( DMA , 1984) [ c ] "Territory ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963 and never recognized by India" ( Trans-Karakoram Tract in southern Kashgar Prefecture)
Bharat Mata Mandir (meaning "Mother India Temple") is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Instead of traditional statues of gods and goddesses, this temple has a huge map of Akhand Bharat carved in marble.
Kingdom of Kashi, an ancient kingdom in the same place, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas; Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi; Uttarkashi (lit. "The Kashi of North"), a town in Uttarakhand; Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China Kashgar Prefecture, the prefecture encompassing the city; Kashi, Hamadan, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran
Political map of the Kashmir region, showing the Pir Panjal Range and the Kashmir Valley or Vale of Kashmir Pahalgam Valley, Kashmir Nanga Parbat in Kashmir, the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, is the western anchor of the Himalayas. In 1820, the Sikh Empire, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir. [4]