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![Hierarchy of Hastināpur (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Hastināpur (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 29 09 22 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.1560 decimal degrees |
Long: 077 59 48 E degrees minutes |
Long: 77.9966 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
715.223 feet |
218.0000 meters |
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Note: Noted for Old Pandeshwar Temple; was the capital of the Kuru dynasty of kings; the epic "Mahabharata" is set in Hastinapur. |
Names: |
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Hastināpur (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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Hastināpur (C,V)
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Hastinapura (C,V)
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Hastināpura (C,V,LC)
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Jastinápura (C,V)
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हस्तिनापुर (C,V,Sanskrit,U)
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हस्तिनापुरम् (C,V,Sanskrit,U)
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Gajpur (C,V)
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Kunjarpur (C,V)
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Shanti Nagar (C,V)
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Nagpur (C,V)
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Brahmasthal (C,V)
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Asandivat (C,V)
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哈斯蒂纳普尔 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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هاستیناپور (C,V,Persian-Farsi,U)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Kuru Kingdom (former group of nations/states/cities)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Kuru Kingdom (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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town (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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sacred site (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital of .... |
Kuru Kingdom .......... (former group of nations/states/cities) |
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(World, Asia, India) [8711605] |
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