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From its mountain tip to its steamy south, India has enough sights and experiences to fill several lifetimes. The country's fierce history and frantic cities rub up against its deep store of sacred calm. Icons like the Taj Mahal, deep-breath beaches and a vivid layering of cultures are just the start.

Agra
The Taj Mahal has become the de facto tourist emblem of India. This poignant Mughal mausoleum was...

Darjeeling
Darjeeling has been a favourite hill station of the British since they established it as an R 'n'...

Delhi
Don't let your first impressions of Delhi stick like a sacred cow in a traffic jam: get behind the...

Goa
It's a shame Goa comes burdened with a reputation for louche living, because there's so much more...

Jaipur
The capital of Rajasthan is popularly known as the 'pink city' because of the ochre-pink hue of its...

Kolkata
Formerly Calcutta and, more rarely, Kolcutta, Kolkata by any name still conjures up images of squalor,...

Mumbai
Mumbai (aka Bombay) is the glamour of Bollywood cinema, cricket on the maidans on weekends,...

Ajanta Caves
The Buddhist caves of Ajanta date from around 200 BC to 650 AD, predating those at Ellora. As Ellora ...

Crawford Market
Kalbadevi
The colourful indoor Crawford Market (or Phule Market) is the last outpost of British Bombay before ...

Gateway of India
Colaba
The Gateway of India is an exaggerated colonial marker conceived after the visit of King George ...

Humayun's Tomb
Built in the mid-16th century by the senior wife of the second Mughal emperor, this is the first ...

Jaisalmer Fort
This is perhaps the liveliest fort in India - about 25% of the old city's population resides within ...

Kerala Backwaters
Fringing the coast of Kerala and winding far inland is a vast network of lagoons, lakes, rivers ...

Khajuraho temples
Khajuraho's temples were built during the Chandela period, a dynasty that survived for five centuries ...

Taj Mahal
Described as the most extravagant monument ever built for love, this poignant Mughal mausoleum has ...

Regions

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General information

Official name:
Republic of India

Capital city:
New Delhi

Area:
3 287 590 sq km

Population:
1 000 000 000

Time Zone:
GMT/UTC + 5,5 ()

Currency:
Indian Rupee (Rs)

Official language:
english, hindu

Neighbouring countries:
Pakistan, Nepal, China, Barma / Myanmar

Highest mountain:
Kangchendoza - 8.598 m n. m

Ebb tide:
Indian ocean - 0 m n. m

Longest river:
Ganga (in the country 2 510 km)

Biggest city:
Bombai (13 500 000 people)

Landing place:
Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam

People:
72% Indo-Aryan, 25% Dravidian, 3% other

Religion:
80% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other