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Khajuraho

Southern Asia

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.

Facts
Population
24,481 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 2
Elevation (m)
282 2
Latitude
24.852796 degrees north 2
Longitude
79.925494 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Khajuraho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: 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
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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
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Wikidata: Khajuraho
Wikidata Q178948, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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