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  2. Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 metres (264.8 ft) [74] in the centre of the Ganges valley of North India, in the Eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left crescent-shaped bank of the Ganges, averaging between 15 metres (50 ft) and 21 metres (70 ft) above the river. [75]

  3. Benares State - Wikipedia

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    Raja Chait Singh of Benares State The Maharaja's Fort and palace in Ramnagar Maharaja of Benares with his courtiers in the 1870s. Banaras State, earlier Benares Estate, [1] was an estate, or hereditary jagir, comprising the family domains of the Maharaja of Benares—under the Nawabs of Oudh, East India Company rule, and the British Raj—that from 1911 to 1948 was recognized as a princely state.

  4. Banaras (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi, also called Banaras, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Banaras may also refer to: Places. Banaras State, former primcely state of India;

  5. List of Hindu temples in Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    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. Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Hindu deity Shiva.

  6. Varanasi (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi is a city in the southeastern part of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi may also refer too: Places ... Banaras (disambiguation) Banares (disambiguation)

  7. Varanasi division - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi division. Varanasi division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi city is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of 4 districts, i.e. Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur and is loosely equivalent to the Benares State.

  8. List of municipalities in Maryland - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Maryland highlighted. Maryland is a state located in the Southern United States. [1] As of the 2020 United States census, Maryland is the 18th-most populous state with 6,177,224 inhabitants and the ninth-smallest by land area, spanning 9,707.24 square miles (25,141.6 km 2) of land. [2]

  9. Varanasi Junction railway station - Wikipedia

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    The Varanasi Junction railway station has a modern Route Interlock System with an automated signaling system. Varanasi Junction railway station was ranked 14th among 75 busiest A1 category stations on the cleanliness scale. [3] At present, there are 11 platforms while 1 more platform is being constructed to take off the load. [4]