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Kolkata
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The city of Kolkata or Calcutta as it was formerly known was established in 1690 by the East India Company as a base for its commercial activities. This developed into a major British settlement over the years and is now the third largest metropolitan city in the country.
It is believed that the city came to be named Kolkata from one of the 3 villages in the area called Kalikata before the arrival of the British. With the arrival of the British the name got anglicized to Calcutta. Till 1911 Kolkata was the capital of British India and most of the buildings and architecture from those times still prevail here. In 2001 the government official changed the name to Kolkata.
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Kolkata located on the east bank of River Hooghly is located at a distance of
- Delhi: 1307 kms
[ Edit ] Best Time To Visit
October to March.
[ Edit ] Tourist Offices
Government of India tourist office,
4 Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata.
[ Edit ] STD Code
033
Sightseeing
B.B.D Bagh (Dalhousie Square)
Eden Gardens
Fort William and Maidan
Howrah Bridge
Indian Museum
Jorasanko
Kalighat
Mother House and Nirmal Hridaya
Nakhoda Mosque
Shahid Minar
St John's Church
St Paul's Cathedral
Sunderban National Park
Things To Do
Victoria Memorial
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