Outram Ghat

Outram Ghat
Outram Ghat
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Location
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	22°33′51.809″N 88°20′16.769″E / 22.56439139°N 88.33799139°E

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

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

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[1] "Outram Ghat Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

[z-2] A Riverfront Trip to Watch the Natives – Outram Ghat, Calcutta

[x-3] "Ghats in Kolkata - Kolkata Ghats - Information about Kolkata Ghats - Kolkata". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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