Dutch India, Murshidabad

Name: Dutch India
Address: Murshidabad, India

#15 among attractions in Murshidabad

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Dutch India consisted of the settlements and trading posts of the Dutch East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. It is only used as a geographical definition, as there was never a political authority ruling all Dutch India. Instead, Dutch India was divided into the governorates Dutch Ceylon and Dutch Coromandel, the commandment Dutch Malabar, and the directorates Dutch Bengal and Dutch Suratte. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 24°10'48"N, 88°16'12"E

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Dutch India – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hazarduari Palace, Katra Masjid, Yellow Mosque, Imambara.

0.4 miN
Specialty museum, Palace, Museum
Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad
12 min walk • Hazarduari Palace, earlier known as the Bara Kothi, is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated near the bank of river Ganga.
1.2 miE
Mosque, Historical place
Katra Masjid, Murshidabad
31 min walk • The Katra Masjid is a former caravanserai, mosque and the tomb of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. It was built between 1723 and 1724. It is one of the largest caravanserais in the Indian subcontinent.
0.5 miN
Mosque
Yellow Mosque, Murshidabad
13 min walk • Yellow Mosque is situated in the Hazarduari Palace complex at Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
0.6 miN
Mosque
Imambara, Murshidabad
15 min walk • The Nizamat Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall in Murshidabad, India. It was built in 1740 AD by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and rebuilt in 1847 by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan after it was destroyed by the fires of 1842 and 1846.
0.5 miN
Mosque
Madina Mosque, Murshidabad
14 min walk • The Madina Mosque is a mosque in the Nizamat Fort Campus in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. There are two Madina mosques in the fort campus, the old one built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah during the 18th century.and the new one by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan in 1847.
~1020 ftN
Palace
Wasif Manzil, Murshidabad
5 min walk • Wasif Manzil was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer.
~1970 ftN
Mosque
Chawk Masjid, Murshidabad
10 min walk • The Chawk Mosque is a mosque in the city of Murshidabad, India. It was founded in 1767 AD by Munny Begum, wife of Nawab Mir Zafar.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Khushbagh, Murshidabad
36 min walk • Khushbagh is the garden-cemetery of the Nawabs of Bengal, situated on the west bank of the Bhagirathi river, about a mile from its east bank, in the Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD block in Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India.
0.8 miNE
Mosque
Fauti Mosque, Murshidabad
20 min walk • Fauti Mosque is a mosque at Kumarpur in the Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, India. It was built by Nawab Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 AD. The old Fauti Masjid is one of the largest mosques in the town of Kumarpur and Murshidabad district.
0.5 miN
Tower
Clock Tower of Murshidabad, Murshidabad
13 min walk • The Clock Tower of Murshidabad is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus in West Bengal, India. The clock tower stands in the garden space between the Nizamat Imambara and the Hazarduari Palace; to its east, hardly a few feet away, is the old Madina Mosque and the Bacchawali Tope.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dutch India?

Nearby attractions include Wasif Manzil, Murshidabad (5 min walk), Chawk Masjid, Murshidabad (10 min walk), Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad (12 min walk), Yellow Mosque, Murshidabad (13 min walk).

How to get to Dutch India by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dutch India:

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Murshidabad (20 min walk)