Varanasi
city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of India
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Summary
Varanasi is a city[1]. Varanasi ranks in the top 0.85% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,977 views/month, #47 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], League of Historical Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Varanasi district[5]
- Country: India[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ganges[7], Varuna River[8]
- Instance of: million city[9], holy city[10]
- Shares border with: Azamgarh[11]
- Named after: Varuna River[12], Assi River[13]
- Postal code: 221456[14]
- Part of: Purvanchal[15]
- Commons category: Varanasi[16]
- Licence plate code: UP[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[18]
- Local dialing code: 542[19]
- Authority: Varanasi Municipal Corporation[20]
- Official website: https://varanasi.nic.in/[21]
- IPA transcription: ʋaːˈraːɳəsi[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Varanasi[23]
- Commons gallery: वाराणसी[24]
- Population: 1,198,491[25]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[31], Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band[32], Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[33]
- Capital of: Varanasi district[34], Varanasi division[35], Royal House of Benares[36], Kashi[37], Benares State[38]
- Official name: Varanasi[39], वरणासी[40], बनारस[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Varanasi[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Varanasi[43]
- Native label: Varanasi[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Varanasi covers an area of 82.10 km²[45]. Varanasi sits at an elevation of 76 m[46].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Varanasi include Varanasi district[47], a district of India[48], in India[49].
Why It Matters
Varanasi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Varanasi is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Varanasi include Varanasi district[47], a district of India[48], in India[49].