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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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Rajputana, a region in northwest India, bordering on Pakistan and roughly equivalent to Rajasthan state. See more »

Geography of Kolkata

Kolkata, India, formerly known as Calcutta, the capital of the state of West Bengal and one of the nation's largest cities.

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Geography of Lucknow

Lucknow, India, the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is on the Gomati River about 250 miles (400 km) southeast of New Delhi.

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Geography of Madurai

Madurai (until 1949 Madura), India, a city in Tamil Nadu state, 270 miles (435 km) southwest of the city of Chennai (Madras).

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Geography of Meerut

Meerut, India, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Delhi.

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Geography of Mumbai

Mumbai, India, formerly known as Bombay, the nation's largest city and the capital of Maharashtra state.

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Geography of Mysore

Mysore, India, a city in Karnataka state. Mysore lies about 85 miles (135 km) south-southwest of Bangalore, the state capital.

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Geography of Nagpur

Nagpur, India, a city in Maharashtra state. It is on the Deccan Plateau in central India.

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Geography of New Delhi

New Delhi, India, the national capital. It is on the west bank of the Yamuna River in the union territory of Delhi in northern India.

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Geography of Patna

, India, the capital of Bihar state. It is on the Ganges River in northeastern India, 290 miles (467 km) northwest of Calcutta.

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Geography of Pondicherry

Pondicherry, India, a Union Territory consisting of four widely separated areas in southern India.

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Geography of Pune

, India, a city in Maharashtra State. It is on the Mula and Mutha rivers, 80 miles (129 km) southeast of Mumbai.

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Geography of Rajputana

Rajputana, a region in northwest India, bordering on Pakistan and roughly equivalent to Rajasthan state.

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Geography of Sholapur

Sholapur, India, a city in Maharashtra state, about 220 miles (354 km) southeast of Mumbai (Bombay).

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Geography of Sikkim

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

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Geography of The Malabar Coast

Malabar Coast, a region on the southwestern coast of India. It includes the state of Kerala and part of the state of Karnataka.

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Geography of Tiruchchi-Rappalli

Tiruchchirappalli, India, a city in Tamil Nadu state. It was formerly called Trichinopoly.

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Geography of Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram, India, the capital of the state of Kerala. It is on India's southwestern coast.

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Geography of Vadodara

Vadodara, also Baroda, India, a city in Gujarat state. It is in western India near the Gulf of Cambay, about 230 miles (370 km) north of Mumbai (Bombay).

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Geography of Varanasi

Varanasi, also Banaras or Benares, India, a city in Uttar Pradesh state. It is on the Ganges River in northern India, about 240 miles (390 km) south of the Nepalese border.

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