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Outram Ghat

Coordinates: 22°33′51.809″N 88°20′16.769″E / 22.56439139°N 88.33799139°E / 22.56439139; 88.33799139
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Outram Ghat
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates22°33′51.809″N 88°20′16.769″E / 22.56439139°N 88.33799139°E / 22.56439139; 88.33799139

Outram Ghat is a ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges River, and on its bank on Kolkata side.

It was built in late nineteenth century by British authorities in memory of Sir James Outram.[1] During colonial era it used to be a key port and the main mooring for ships to East Bengal and Burma.[2][3] The Outram ghat is located in the southern direction busy and bustling Babughat of Kolkata.

References

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  1. ^ "Outram Ghat Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ^ A Riverfront Trip to Watch the Natives – Outram Ghat, Calcutta
  3. ^ "Ghats in Kolkata - Kolkata Ghats - Information about Kolkata Ghats - Kolkata". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.