Bhopal is geographically situated on 23n16, 77e24(Longitude, Latitude) it is the Capital of Madhya Pradesh with population of approximately 1.7 million
Bhopal, The City of lakes is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is a fascinating mixture of scenic beauty, old historic city and modern planning.The old city with its marketplaces and fine old mosques, gardens, museums, art and culture are impressive and tourists delight. It is greener and cleaner than most cities in the country.It has two Railway stations.Bhopal and habibganj.The main city is one the westside.One can approach the city from either east or west platform.Platform no.1 is on the east.Habibganj connects the new Bhopal and is near to Arera colony, Bhel, University, New Market.
Sites and places of Interest/visit.
Taj-ul-Masaajid: It literally means Crown Among Mosques. It is one of the largest mosques in Asia.
Islam Nagar: It has the ruins of the old city built by Dost Mohd. Khan.
Purana Kila: Situated in the Kamala Nehru Park, it is a part of the 300-year old fort of Queen Kamalapati.
Jama Masjid: A mosque built by Qudsia Begum in 1837.
Moti Masjid: A mosque based on the Jama Masjid of Delhi built by Sikander Begum in 1860.
Shaukat Mahal: A strange mixture of Indo-Islamic and European styles architecture.
Gohar Mahal: It is situated behind Shaukat Mahal on the banks of the Upper Lake .
Sadar Manzil: It was built as a hall to be used by the Begums for public audience. Now it is used as the head-office of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation.
Bharat Bhavan: It is the main cultural center of the city and of the most important cultural centers of India. It has an art gallery that exhibits works of famous painters and sculptors. It has an open-air amphitheatre facing the Upper Lake and two other theatres and a tribal museum. The night-view from the amphitheatre set on the backdrop of the old city and the lake is magnificent.
Van Vihar: It is a zoological garden situated beside the Upper Lake. It has a museum too.
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya: It means The Museum of Human Being. It is spread over 200 acres land on the Shamla Hills on the Upper Lake front. It is situated in a prehistoric site .
Birla Mandir: It is a temple situated to the south of the Lower Lake.
State Museum.Situated on Shamla Hills recent addition in the state.
Bhimbetka: It has pre-historic rock art and is a World Heritage Site.
Sanchi: Situated at a small distance from the city of Bhopal, Sanchi houses some ancient Buddhist structures built by Emperor Ashoka.
Bhojpur - A small village situated some 40 km from Bhopal with a huge rock temple of lord Shiva.
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