Khajuraho is a city near Chhatarpur in the Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, and one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. It holds the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, renowned for their erotic sculptures, and the Khajuraho Group of Monuments has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 and is counted among the seven wonders of India. The town's name, anciently Kharjuravahaka, derives from the Sanskrit word kharjur, meaning date palm.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude24.852796 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Khajuraho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
24,481
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India
View the Source 2. Khajuraho (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 24.852796, longitude 79.925494
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 282 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2011)
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceWikidata: Khajuraho
Wikidata Q178948, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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