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Varanasi, Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India


Alternative Names:Banaras, Banares, Banāras, Benares, Benarés, Kashi, Kasi, Kāsi, VNS, Varanasi, Varanasio, Varanasis, Varanassi, Vârânasî, Vārānasi, Waranasi, balanasi, baranasi, kasi, pha ran si, varanaci, varanasi, wa la na xi, waranashi, Варанаси, काशी, वाराणसी, বারানসি, வாரணாசி, พาราณสี, ワーラーナシー, 瓦臘納西, 바라나시
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Region:Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Latitude:25° 19' 0" N
Longitude:83° 0' 37" E
Lat/Long (dec):25.31668,83.01041
Köppen climate type:Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Population:1,164,404 (2014)
Mindat Feature ID:1253405
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1253405:0
GUID:4dcb9ce3-e9a1-428a-a1d1-3c743dc9b177
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Benares (a) meteorite, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India25° 22' 0" N82° 55' 0" E10.9km (6.8 miles)
Bishunpur meteorite (Parjabatpur meteorite), Bhadohi District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India25° 22' 59" N82° 35' 59" E41.9km (26.0 miles)
Chainpur meteorite, Mau District, Uttar Pradesh, India25° 51' 0" N83° 28' 59" E75.9km (47.2 miles)
Sonpahari prospect, Parsoi Area, Sonbhadra District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India24° 22' 0" N83° 2' 59" E105.7km (65.7 miles)
Gurhar Pahar prospect, Parsoi Area, Sonbhadra District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India24° 19' 0" N82° 45' 0" E114.3km (71.0 miles)
Gulaldih prospect, Parsoi Area, Sonbhadra District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India24° 16' 0" N82° 49' 0" E118.4km (73.6 miles)
Wyndhamganj, Sonbhadra District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, India24° 17' 10" N83° 23' 41" E121.0km (75.2 miles)
Rannu, Uttar Pradesh, India24° 8' 32" N83° 13' 25" E132.4km (82.2 miles)
Sultanpur meteorite, Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh, India25° 55' 59" N84° 16' 59" E144.9km (90.0 miles)
Dyalpur meteorite, Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India26° 15' 0" N82° 0' 0" E144.9km (90.1 miles)
Khohar meteorite, Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, India25° 6' 0" N81° 31' 59" E150.5km (93.5 miles)
Bustee meteorite, Gorakhpur, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, India26° 45' 0" N82° 42' 0" E162.4km (100.9 miles)
Lahrauli meteorite, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, India26° 46' 59" N82° 49' 59" E164.0km (101.9 miles)
Haraiya meteorite, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, India26° 48' 0" N82° 31' 59" E171.7km (106.7 miles)
Shergotty Martian meteorite, Gaya District, Bihar, India24° 33' 0" N84° 49' 59" E202.6km (125.9 miles)
Butsura meteorite, West (Pashchim) Champaran District, Bihar, India27° 4' 59" N84° 4' 59" E223.7km (139.0 miles)
Segowlie meteorite (Segowlee meteorite), East (Purba) Champaran District, Bihar, India26° 45' 0" N84° 46' 59" E238.3km (148.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AsiaContinent
IndiaCountry
Uttar Pradesh, IndiaState
Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDistrict
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
Vindhyan basin, Indian Plate (India Plate)Basin

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Varanasi105.34.633.2255.0.0
 
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