Varanasi

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_International_Airport
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Banaras
gptkb:Kashi
gptkbp:annualRainfall 1,110 mm
gptkbp:area 112.26 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 0542
gptkbp:averageSpeed 25°C
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:district gptkb:Varanasi_district
gptkbp:elevation 80.71 m
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Banarasi_paan
gptkb:Banarasi_silk_sarees
gptkb:Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple
gptkb:Sarnath
BHU (Banaras Hindu University)
Ghats
music and classical arts
gptkbp:foundedBy Shiva (mythological)
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Varanasi_Municipal_Corporation
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Buddha's_first_sermon_at_Sarnath
Ancient center of learning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Varanasi
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:IN-UP
gptkbp:latitude 25.3176° N
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Ganges
gptkbp:longitude 82.9739° E
gptkbp:mayor Ashok Tiwari (as of 2023)
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Narendra_Modi
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Diwali
gptkb:Holi
gptkb:Dev_Deepawali
gptkb:Ganga_Mahotsav
gptkb:Mahashivratri
gptkb:Makar_Sankranti
gptkb:Nag_Nathaiya
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Raj_Ghat
gptkb:Annapurna_Devi_Mandir
gptkb:Assi_Ghat
gptkb:Banaras_Hindu_University
gptkb:Bharat_Mata_Mandir
gptkb:Central_Institute_of_Higher_Tibetan_Studies
gptkb:Dashashwamedh_Ghat
gptkb:Durga_Temple
gptkb:Harishchandra_Ghat
gptkb:Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi_Kashi_Vidyapith
gptkb:Manikarnika_Ghat
gptkb:New_Vishwanath_Temple_(BHU)
gptkb:Panchganga_Ghat
gptkb:Sampurnanand_Sanskrit_University
gptkb:Sankat_Mochan_Hanuman_Temple
gptkb:Tulsi_Ghat
gptkb:Tulsi_Manas_Mandir
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Birju_Maharaj
gptkb:Kabir
gptkb:Lal_Bahadur_Shastri
gptkb:Munshi_Premchand
gptkb:Narendra_Modi
gptkb:Pandit_Kishan_Maharaj
gptkb:Pandit_Ravi_Shankar
gptkb:Ravidas
gptkb:Sitara_Devi
gptkb:Tulsidas
gptkb:Ustad_Bismillah_Khan
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Urdu
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Varanasi
gptkb:Rohaniya
gptkb:Sevapuri
gptkb:Varanasi_Cantt.
gptkb:Varanasi_North
gptkb:Varanasi_South
gptkbp:population 1,198,491 (2011 census)
gptkbp:postalCode 221001
gptkbp:railwayStation gptkb:Varanasi_Junction
gptkbp:religiousSignificance gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Sikhism
gptkbp:state gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:timezone IST (UTC+5:30)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Kyoto
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Heritage City
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode UP 65
gptkbp:website https://varanasi.nic.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Education_City_of_India
gptkb:Narendra_Modi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4