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4 unusual facts about Ghat


Awaynat

It's located 240 km south west of the city of Ubari and 120 km north of the city of Ghat.

Ghat

For example, in George Town, Penang in Malaysia, the label "Ghaut" is used to identify the extensions of those streets which formerly ended in ghats before reclamation of the quayside (e.g., Church St Ghaut - in Malay Gat Lebuh Gereja - is the name of the extension of Church St beyond where the street used to descend to the water via a ghat).

In both Penang and Singapore, there are areas named Dhoby Ghaut (dhobi meaning "launderer" or "laundry", depending on whether it refers to a person or a business).

Military history of Italy during World War I

In August 1914, during their previous colonial invasion and occupation versus local military and forces of the Ottoman Empire, the Italian forces reached Ghat, that is, conquered most of western Libya.


Aralvaimozhi

Aralvaimozhi is one of the two passes through the Western Ghats which lead to the West and many of the invasions faced by the Chera and the successor kingdoms came via the ghat.

Bhor Ghat

Later, Mountstuart Elphinstone and John Malcolm laid a railway line from Mumbai to Pune through Bhor Ghat, making it a rail route with 28 tunnels, old bridges and magnificent views.

Budge Budge

Hindu evangelist Swami Vivekananda landed at Budge Budge ferry ghat in 1897 when he returned from his Chicago visit.

Chaukul

Amboli ghat is another popular hill station that is situated near Chaukul Village.

Chorla Ghat

Chorla ghat boasts of a few rare species of wild-life such as the barred wolf snake (Lycodon striatus) in its sub-tropical forests.

Ghat Roads

Ghat Roads are the name of the access routes into the mountainous Western and Eastern Ghats mountain ranges of the Indian Subcontinent.

Ghats in Varanasi

Mana-Mandir Ghat: Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur built this Ghat in 1770, as well as the Jantar Mantar equipped with ornate window casings along with those at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, and Mathura.

Haathi Parvat

From Govind-Ghat, there is a 18 km bridle path which runs through the Bhiundar or Bhuyandar valley and Bhiundhar village up to Ghangaria.

Hoshangabad

A Satsang Bhavan on the ghat has regular visits by Hindu saints who hold regular religious discourses on Ramcharitmanas and Geeta.

Jashpur district

The main towns situated on the national highway (N.H.78) are Lodam, Gholeng, and Jashpur in the Upper ghat and Kunkuri, Bandarchuwan, Kansabel, Ludeg, and Patthalgaon.

Jonai

A vast forest reserve is situated on the banks of the river Brahmaputra near 'Tinmile Ghat' from where ferry or boat services under the inland water transport services are available for sail to Dibrugarh.

Kuppaghat

Kuppa Ghat (Hindi: कुप्पाघाट) is a place located on the banks of the holy river Ganges at Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

Maha Shivaratri

Tilwara Ghat in the city of Jabalpur and the Math Temple in the village of Jeonara, Seoni are two other places where the festival is celebrated with much religious fervour.

Manihari

Before Farakka Barrage over the Ganges was constructed, people going to the Darjeeling Hills or North Bengal from Kolkata, used to travel by a Broad Gauge train to Sakrigali Ghat and then cross the Ganges by steamer.

MD Helicopters MD 600

On February 12, 2013, while on its way back to Dhaka from the Meghna Group of Industries factory at Sonargaon’s Meghna Ghat, a MD Helicopters MD 600 helicopter developed mechanical problem and crashed in the paddy field at Nawraparha under the upazila’s Kayetparha union.

Nathmal Pahalwan

Guruji's dedication and persistent efforts inspired his close friends and disciples to support the holy mission of building a safe ghat for people to worship in the river Ganges and offer prayers at the nearby temples.

Patna Municipal Corporation

The main area covered is Gaighat area, Dundi Bazar area, Mahatma Gandhi Setu road area, New Bypass road area, Patna Ghat and Maal Godam.

Prabhash Joshi

Recently he had started writing a weekly column entitled "Aughat-Ghat" for Tehelka Hindi.

Prinsep Ghat

Built in Greek and gothic style, the ghat sees a lot of locals and tourists during the evening.

Raj Ghat and associated memorials

Jawaharlal Nehru's samadhi is to the north of the Raj Ghat and is known as the Shantivan or Shanti Vana meaning the forest of peace.

Close to it, and east of Daryaganj was “Raj Ghat Gate” of the walled city, opening at Raj Ghat on Yamuna River.

Rani Rashmoni

Amongst her other including construction of street from Subarnarekha River to Pari for pilgrims, Babughat also known as Rani Rashmoni Ghat, Ahirtola Ghat and Nimtola Ghat for the every day bathers at the Ganges and offered considerable charity to the Imperial Library (now the National Library of India) and Hindu College (now Presidency College).

The Asiatic Society

Some masterpieces, like Joshua Reynolds’ Cupid asleep on Cloud , Guido Cagnacci's Cleopatra, Thomas Daniell's A Ghat at Benares and Peter Paul Rubens’ Infant Christ are also in the possession of this museum.

Transport in Kolkata

Also the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah are connected by local water ferries through the extensive ghats like Fairlie Ghat, Howrah Ghat, Shibpur Ghat, Prinsep Ghat, Cossipore Ghat, etc.

Tulsi Ghat

Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra, an environmentalist and social activist who is also the manager of Sankat Mochan Foundation lives at Tulsi Ghat.


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