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The geography of India is quite diverse, with everything from mountains, deserts and rainforests. India is roughly diamond-shaped and it borders Pakistan, China and the Indian Ocean.

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Sikkim, an Indian state in the Himalayas. It is bounded by Bhutan, the Indian state of Bihar, Nepal, and the Chinese province of Tibet. See more »

Geography of India

Geography of India

India, or Republic of India, a country in southern Asia and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Aligarh

Aligarh, India, a city in Uttar Pradesh state. It is about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of New Delhi.

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Geography of Agra

Agra, India, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra is on the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges River, about 115 miles (185 km) south-southeast of New Delhi.

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Geography of Ahmadabad

Ahmadabad,or Ahmedabad, India, the chief city of Gujarat state. The city is on the Sabarmati River, 285 miles (460 km) north of Mumbai (Bombay).

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Geography of Ajmer

Ajmer, India, a city and administrative center in Rajasthan state. It lies in a hot, semiarid hilly region about 220 miles (355 km) southwest of New Delhi, the nation's capital.

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Geography of Allahabad

Allahabad, India, a city in Uttar Pradesh state, in north-central India. It lies at the junction of the Ganges and Yamuna, two rivers sacred to the Hindus.

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Geography of Amritsar

Amritsar, India, a city in the state of Punjab, near the Pakistan border, about 255 miles (410 km) northwest of New Delhi.

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Geography of Bangalore

Bangalore, India, the capital of Karnataka state. It lies on the Deccan Plateau, in the southern part of the nation.

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Geography of Bengal

Bengal, a historic region at the head of the Bay of Bengal. The western part is a province of India and the eastern part is the nation of Bangladesh.

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Geography of Chennai

Chennai,India, formerly known as Madras, one of the nation's largest cities and the capital of Tamil Nadu state.

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Geography of Darjeeling

Darjeeling, India, a city in West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies on the south flank of the Himalayas about 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level, near the Nepal and Bhutan borders.

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Geography of Delhi

Delhi, India, the seat of the union territory of Delhi. It lies on the west bank of the Yamuna River in northern India.

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Geography of Goa

Goa, an Indian state on the country's west coast. Goa covers about 1,350 square miles (3,500 km2).

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Geography of Howrah

Howrah, or Haora, India, a city in West Bengal state. It lies on the west bank of the Hooghly River, opposite Kolkata (Calcutta), to which it is connected by one of the world's longest cantilever bridges.

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Geography of Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state. It is in south-central India on the Deccan Plateau, about 1,700 feet (520 m) above sea level.

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Geography of Indore

Indore, India, a city in west-central India, in Madhya Pradesh state. It is a commercial and industrial center, producing mainly textiles.

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Geography of Jabalpur

Jabalpur, India, a city in Madhya Pradesh state. Jabalpur is in central India, on the Narmada River.

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Geography of Jaipur

Jaipur, India, the capital of Rajasthan state. It is in northern India 147 miles (237 km) southwest of New Delhi.

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Geography of Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur ', India, a city in Jharkhand state, 135 miles (217 km) west of Kolkata (Calcutta).

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Geography of Kanpur

Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), India, a city in Uttar Pradesh state and one of the largest cities in India.

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