Susunia

Infobox Mountain
Name = Susunia
Photo = Susunia.jpg
Caption = Susunia
Location = Chhatna, Bankura district, West Bengal, India
Range = Chota Nagpur Plateau
Elevation = convert|442|m|ft|0|lk=on
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Susunia ( _bn. শুশুনিয়া) is one of the famous hills of southern West Bengal, India. It is famous for its holy spring, its natural beauty, its rich flora and the rock faces on which many of the famous mountaineers of this region started their journey. It is one of the rich researve of medicinal plants too. Susunia is situated at the North-Western part of Bankura District. [ Social Search, 1995. Published by Bankura Exploration Nature Academy, Kenduadihi, Bankura 722102, West Bengal, India. ]

History

Susunia is an important archaeological site yielding stone age tools. [cite web
url = http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/S_0625.htm
title = Susunia | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last = | first = | work = Banglapedia | publisher = Asiatic Society of Bangladesh] It is believed that there earlier was a fort built by King Chandrabarman. Some 4th century inscriptions are there. [cite web
url = http://www.seemyindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-susunia.htm | title = Susunia | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = seemyindia]

Geography

Susunia is a famous rock climbing centre. [cite web
url = http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1061935} | title = Rock Climbing | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = ] It is 10 km North-East of Chhatna. Chhatna is 13 km from Bankura town on the Bankura-Purulia road. [cite web
url = http://www.wb.nic.in/westbg/vishnupur.html | title = Vishnupur | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = WB Tourism ]

External links

* [http://wikimapia.org/624862/ Satellite view]

References

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