Gaya city

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Gaya city is a major urban center in the Indian state of Bihar, renowned as a Hindu pilgrimage site near the Buddhist holy city of Bodh Gaya.

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Gaya city canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
airportServes Bodh Gaya
commonlySpokenLanguage Magahi
country India
distanceToBodhGaya about 12 kilometers
governingBody Gaya Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Gaya Airport
hasClimateType humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalRegion Magahi-speaking area
hasHistoricalRegion Magadha
hasMunicipalStatus Municipal Corporation
hasNearbyCity Bodh Gaya
hasNotableRiverFeature Phalgu river ghats
hasRailwayStation Gaya Junction railway station
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Buddhism
Hinduism
hasTemple Vishnupad Temple
isAssociatedWithEpic Mahabharata
Ramayana
isConnectedBy Grand Chord railway line
National Highway 19 NERFINISHED
National Highway 22 NERFINISHED
isDistrictHeadquartersOf Gaya district
isHinduPilgrimageSite true
isLokSabhaConstituency Gaya Lok Sabha constituency
isMajorUrbanCentreIn Bihar
isUrbanAgglomerationCentreFor Gaya urban agglomeration
knownFor Pind Daan rituals
Vishnupad Temple
locatedIn Bihar
Magadh region
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Phalgu River
majorEconomicActivities agriculture
tourism
trade
nearbyPilgrimageCentre Bodh Gaya
Nalanda
Rajgir
nearestMajorBuddhistSite Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya
officialLanguage Hindi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
religiousTourismHubFor Buddhists
Hindus
stateCapitalDistance about 100 kilometers south of Patna
timeZoneOffset +05:30

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Gaya district contains Gaya city
Gaya Junction serves Gaya city
Sherghati hasNearbyTouristPlace Gaya city