Varanasi

Summary

Varanasi is a city^[1]. Varanasi ranks in the top 0.85% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,628 views/month, #47 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Varanasi was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Varanasi was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Varanasi is located in Varanasi district^[5].
• Varanasi is in the country of India^[6].
• Varanasi is on the body of water Ganges^[7].
• Varanasi is on the body of water Varuna River^[8].
• Varanasi's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Varanasi's instance of is recorded as million city^[10].
• Varanasi's instance of is recorded as holy city^[11].
• Varanasi's shares border with is recorded as Azamgarh^[12].
• Varuna River is named after Varanasi^[13].
• Assi River is named after Varanasi^[14].
• Varanasi's postal code is recorded as 221456^[15].
• Varanasi is part of Purvanchal^[16].
• Varanasi's Commons category is recorded as Varanasi^[17].
• Varanasi's licence plate code is recorded as UP^[18].
• Varanasi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[19].
• Varanasi's local dialing code is recorded as 542^[20].
• Varanasi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.318888888889, 'lon': 83.012777777778}^[21].
• Varanasi's authority is recorded as Varanasi Municipal Corporation^[22].
• Varanasi's official website is recorded as https://varanasi.nic.in/^[23].
• Varanasi's IPA transcription is recorded as ʋaːˈraːɳəsi^[24].
• Varanasi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Varanasi^[25].
• Varanasi's Commons gallery is recorded as वाराणसी^[26].
• Varanasi has a population of {'amount': '+1198491'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Varanasi is in the country of India^[6]. Varanasi is located in Varanasi district^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Ganges^[7], a river^[28], in India^[29] and Varuna River^[8], a river^[30], in India^[31]. Varanasi is part of Purvanchal^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Varanasi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+82.10'}^[32]. Varanasi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+76'}^[33]. Varanasi has a population of {'amount': '+1198491'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], million city^[10], and holy city^[11].

History and Context

Things named after include Varuna River^[13], a river^[34], in India^[35] and Assi River^[14], a river^[36], in India^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Varanasi include Varanasi district^[38], a district of India^[39], in India^[40].

Why It Matters

Varanasi ranks in the top 0.85% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,628 views/month, #47 of 5,534).^[2] Varanasi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Varanasi is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Varanasi include Varanasi district^[38], a district of India^[39], in India^[40].