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Kolkata (Calcutta) Sights

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Kolkata and Howrah (also written as Haora) straddle the Hooghly River, with Kolkata on the east side, and Howrah on the west. Across the Hooghly from Kolkata's old quarter, the Howrah district—which holds Kolkata's massive train station—is a constantly expanding suburb. On the eastern side of town is Salt Lake City, a planned, spotlessly clean, upscale residential community. More »

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• Architectural Sites
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• Castles/Palaces
• Cemeteries
• Commercial Districts
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• Central Kolkata and the Maidan
• North Kolkata

• Shantiniketan

• South Kolkata

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