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Danapur — town — Flagstaff ghat in 1859
Coordinates 25°38′N 85°3′E / 25.633°N 85.05°ECoordinates: 25°38′N 85°3′E / 25.633°N 85.05°E Country India State Bihar Division Patna District(s) Patna Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes-
• Telephone • +06115
Website patna.nic.in Danapur (Hindi: दानापुर, Urdu: دانا پور), sometimes known as Dinapur or Dinapore is a satellite town of Patna in Bihar state of India. It is located on the bank of the River Sone which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur. Danapur is a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian Cranes, locally called Janghil.
Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats.[1] Gurdwara Handi Sahib, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikhs. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.
References
- ^ The story of the Lall Bazar Baptist Church Calcutta: being the history of Carey's church from 24th April 1800 to the present day. Edinburgh Press. 1908. http://books.google.com/books?id=p4saAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
Cities and towns in Patna Division Bhojpur district Buxar district Kaimur district Patna district Bakhtiarpur • Barh • Bikram • Danapur • Dinapur Cantonment • Dinapur Nizamat • Fatuha • Hasanchak • Khagaul • Khusrupur • Maner • Maner Sharif • Masaurhi • Mokameh • Nadwan • Paliganj • Patna • Phulwari SharifRohtas district Nalanda district See also Patna division topicsCities and towns
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