| Abadan |
It is in Iran and famous for
its oil fields. |
| Abu Mt. |
It is in Rajasthan, famous for
Dilwars temples and Central Police Training College. |
| Abu Simbal |
It is in Egypt and famous for
ancient rock cut temples. |
| Adam's Bridge |
17 mile long bridge of rocks
and sandbanks betweem India and Sri Lanka. |
| Aga Khan Palace |
It is in Pune where Mahatma
Gandhi was kept under arrest with his wife Kasturba Gandhi. |
| Agra |
A town in UP on the bank of
Jamuna: it is famous for the Taj Mahal. |
| Ajanta and Ellora |
These caves (cave temples) are
near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. These represent fine Buddhist
sculpture and paintings of exceptional skill. |
| Ajmer |
In Rajasthan, a pilgrim centre
for Muslim: Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti's tomb is here. |
| Alexandria |
A renowed Egyptian city having
the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the seveb wonders of the world. |
| Alice Springs |
These are famous springs in
Australia. |
| Al-Aqsa Mosque |
It is considered to be Islam's
third holiest place, located in the walled city of Jerusalem. |
| Amarnath |
A place of pilgrimage for
Hindus in Kashmir. |
| Amritsar |
It is in Punjab and famous for
its Golden Temple. |
| Amsterdam |
It is the chief Port of
Netherlands and famous for diamond cutting industry. |
| Angkor Vat |
A ruined city in Kampuchea
where fine specimens of ancient Indian art and sculpture are found. |
| Ankleshwar |
It is in Gujarat and known for
crude oil. |
| Antannanarivu |
Name of the new capital of the
Republic if Malagasy. |
| Aswan Dam |
A dam on the Nile, (U. A. R.)
built with Russian help. |
| Athens |
Capital of Greece, famous for
ancient buildings. |
| Auroville |
It is a 19 sq. km
international township City of Dawn located some eight kilometres north of
Pondicherry on the Tamil Nadu coast. |
| Badrinath |
A place of pilgrimage for
Hindus near Gangotri glacier. |
| Baku |
It is in USSR and known for
its oil fields. |
| Banaras |
An ancient city of U. P.
famous for Vishwanath temple. |
| Bandung |
In Indonesia where the Bandung
Conference was held in 1955. |
| Bangkok |
Capital of Thailand, called
the Venice of the East. |
| Bangalore |
Aircraft Factory, Indian
Telephone Industry and Hindustan Machine Tools Factory. |
| Bardoll |
It is in Gujarat where Sardar
Patel launched his non payment of Tax campaign. |
| Barauni |
Public Sector oil refinery in
Bihar. |
| Belur |
Monastery founded by Swami
Vivekananda in West Bengal. |
| Bendigo |
It is famous for gold mines in
Australia. |
| Berlin |
Capital of undivided
Germany: Now East Berlin and West Berlin. |
| Bethlehem |
The birth place of Lord
Christ. |
| Bharatpur |
It is in Rajasthan and is
famous for the Ghana bird sanctuary. |
| Bhubaneshwar |
It is the capital of Orissa
and famous for Lingaraja Temple. |
| Bikini (Pacific) |
Site for Nuclear Tests. |
| Bombay High |
India's most promising oil
field in the Arabian Sea. |
| Bongaigaon |
It has oil refinery in Assam. |
| Bagor Palace |
Summer Palace of President of
Indonesia. |
| Bond Street |
Famous tailoring and jewellery
street in London. |
| Brandenburg Gate |
Main Gate between the East and
the West Berlin. |
| Brussels |
Capital of Belgium; known for
carpets and silk fabrics. |
| Buckingham Palace (Britain) |
The palace of British
Sovereign |
| Buenos Aires |
Capital of Argentina and the
largest city of South America. |
| Buland Darwaja (Agra) |
A gateway built by Akbar the
Great at Fatehpur Sikri in U. P. |
| C N Tower (Toronto Canada) |
The tallest free standing
structure in the world. It is 1871 feet 5 inches high. |
| Cairo |
Capital of Egypt where
Non-Aligned Nations Summit was held in 1965. |
| Caldor Hall |
A famous Art gallery in
Philadelphia. (USA) |
| Calgoorlie |
Famous for gold mines in West
Australia. |
| Camp David |
It is U. S. President's
retreat in Maryland. It was a summit site in which the USA
officially labelled itself as a "partner" with Egypt and Israel
in the Arab-Israel peace settlement in West Asia. American President
Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister
Menachem Begin had negotations here. |
| Cape Kennedy (Florida USA) |
Missile launching centre and
headquarters of NASA. |
| Capitol, the (Washington USA) |
It is the building and that
houses American Senate. |
| Chashma |
It is located about 250 km
south west of Islamabad where Pakistan has decided to build a nuclear
power plant. |
| Chauri-Chaura |
It is in U. P. where
Gandhiji's civil disobedience movement in 1922 was married by violence and
called off. |
| Cheerapunji (Meghalaya) |
Having heaviest annual rain
fall in the world. |
| Chicago |
Situated on the Lake Michigan
in the USA a great railway centre, largest grain market in the world. |
| Chittorgarh |
It is in Rajasthan and famous
for Victory Tower built by Rana Khumba. |
| Cologue |
A city in Germany bombed
by the British air force during World War II. |
| Colombo |
Capital of Sri Lanka, with a
fine natural harbour. |
| Colosseum of Rome |
One of the most magnificent
ruins of the world and name of the amphi-theatre in Rome. |
| Corsica |
An island in the Mediterranean
where Nepoleon was born. |
| Dacca (Dhaka) |
Capital of Bangladesh. |
| Dandi |
Associated with Salt
Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. |
| Dalal Street |
Stock Exchange market in
Bombay. |
| Detroit |
A town in the USA and famous
as the biggest car manufacturing centre. |
| Dhanbad |
Famous for coal mines in
Bihar, Indian school of Mines and National Fuel Research Institute are
located here. |
| Diego Garcia |
A small Island in Indian Ocean
owned by Britain which has offfered the Island to the United States for
establishing a naval and air base. India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and
other littoral countries have expressed their strong opposition to the U.
S. intensified activities in the Indian Ocean particularly in Diego
Garcia. |
| Digboi (Assam) |
Oil fields and oil refinery. |
| Dilwara |
It is near Mount Abu in
Rajasthan and famous for Jain Temples and their architectural designs. |
| Downing Street 10 |
Official residence of the
Prime Minister of England. |
| Dundee |
A main centre of jute industry
in Scotland. |
| Eiffel Tower |
It is in Paris (France). This
tower is 985 feet high and was built by Gustav Eiffel, Now it is being
used as wireless communications centre. |
| Elba |
An island in Mediterranean
where Napoleon was exiled for the first time. |
| Elephanta |
A island in Bombay harbour,
famous for rock cut temples. |
| Ellora and Ajanta |
In Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
famous for cave temples richly ornamented with sculpture and paintings. |
| Empire State Building (New
York, USA) |
One of world's tallest
Buildings, 1250 feet high and is 102 storeyed. |
| Essen (West Germany) |
Famous for Krupp Iron and
Steel Works. |
| Fateh Sagar Lake |
In Udaipur, Rajasthan where a
solar observatory is being set up on an island in the lake. |
| Fatehpur Sikri |
It is about 35 miles from Agra
in UP and is famous for many historical buildings constructed by Mughal
King Akbar. |
| Fleet Street |
A street in London where
British Newspapers are published. |
| Flushing Meadows |
New York (USA) famous as U N O
meeting place. |
| Gaya |
A Buddhist pilgrimage centre
in Bihar where Buddha got enlightenment. |
| Ghazipur |
It is in UP and famous for
government opium factory. |
| Gole Gumbaz (Bijapur,
Karnataka) |
The Largest dome of the world. |
| Golden Temple |
In Amritsar (Punjab), a holy
place of Sikhs. |
| Golkonda |
Near Hyderabad in Andhra
Pradesh and famous for its fort and diamond mines. |
| Gomateshwara |
In Karnataka, famous for 2000
year old statue of Lord Gomateshwara. A holy place of Jains. |
| Great Wall of China (China) |
It was built by Emperor Shi
Hawang and is 1500 miles long from Kausu to Hopeh. |
| Greenwich |
Situated on river Thames in
London, it is on zero meridian, well known for its astronomical
observatory. International Standard Time is calculated from this place. |
| Great Barrier Reef |
It is made up corals, off the
eastern coast of Australia. |
| Guinea Bissau |
A west African Colony of
Portugal which became independent on Sept 10 1974. |
| Hague (Holland) |
It is the capital of Holland
and head quarters of International Court of Justice. |
| Haldighati |
A place in Rajasthan where a
battle took place in the year 1576 between the forces of Akbar and Rana
Pratap Singh. |
| Halebid |
Near Bellur in Karnataka,
famous for Hoyasala temples. |
| Helena St. |
An island in South Atlantic,
where Nepoleon was exiled for the second time and died there. |
| Hampi (Karnataka) |
Ancient capital of Vijaynagar
Empire. |
| Havana |
It is the capital of Cuba and
is known for the manufacture of cigars. |
| Helsinki (Finland) |
1952 Olympic Games were held
here. |
| Hiroshima |
It is a town in Japan where
first atom bomb was dropped in 1945. |
| Hollywood |
In California (USA) and famous
for film industry. |
| Independence Hall in
(Philadelphia, USA) |
Here the declaration of
Independence was adopted in 1776. |
| Islamabad |
New capital of Pakistan. |
| Isle of Pearls (Carribean Sea) |
Famous for its pearl
fisheries. |
| Jadugoda (Bihar) |
Uranium ore mines. |
| Jakarta |
Capital of Indonesia. |
| Jallianwala Bagh |
A garden in Amritsar (Punjab),
a scene of, massacre of innocent Indian People by the English forces in
April in 1919. |
| Jantar Mantar |
An observatory in Delhi
constructed by Maharaja Jai Singh of Amber in 1724. |
| Jama Masjid |
In Delhi, a mosque built by
Shah Jehan. |
| Jerusalem (Palestine) |
Holy city and capital of
Palestine. Israel occupied it in 1967 conflict. |
| Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Gold mines. |
| Jog Falls (Karnataka) |
One of the highest water falls
in the world. |
| Kachchativu (Palk Straits) |
An island on which India has
conceded the sovereignty of Sri Lanka. |
| Kailash Temple |
Rock cut temple in Ellora
caves. |
| Kalahari |
A big desert in the South
Central Africa. |
| Kanchenjunga |
It is India's highest and the
world's third highest mountain peak in the Himalayas at a height of 28,208
feet (8,958 metres). |
| Kanya Kumari |
Situated at Cape Comorin on
the extreme southern tip of India. |
| Kalpakkam |
India's third atomic power
station in Tamil Nadu. |
| Kavaratti |
Headquarters of Lakshadweep, a
Union Territory of India. |
| Kaziranga (Assam) |
Game Sanctuary-famous for
Rhinos. |
| Khajuraho |
It is in Madhya Pradesh and is
famous for medieval Hindu temples. |
| Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu) |
A hill station where Solar
Physics Observatory is located. |
| Kolar (Karnataka) |
Famous for Gold mines and B M
L. |
| Konark (Orissa) |
Famous for Sun Temple. |
| Kovalam (Kerala) |
A beach and a tiny village 10
km. from Trivandrum in the Malabar Coast where the blue of the sea washes
against a verdant green land. It has been developed as a tourist
resort by the I. T. D. C. |
| Kremlin (Moscow, USSR) |
It houses the secretariat of
the USSR Government. |
| Lake Superior |
The largest fresh water lake
on the border of USA and Canada. |
| Leeds (Britain) |
Famous for cotton and chemical
industries. |
| Leningrad (USSR) |
An Important town and famous
for ship-building industry. |
| Lourre (Paris) |
Formerly the palace of the
king; now an art gallery. |
| Lisben (Portugal) |
Capital of Portugal and a
magnificent harbour. |
| Liverpool (Britain) |
Situated on the Mersey river,
famous for ship-building and soap making industry. |
| London |
Capital of Great Britain,
situated on the river Thames and a great industrial centre. |
| Los Angeles (california) |
A port and centre of film
industry. |
| Ludhiana |
It is a town in Punjab and is
famous for hosiery and sewing machine industry. |
| Lusaka (Zambia) |
Capital of Zambia, Non-Aligned
Summit held in 1970. |
| Lop Nov. |
It is located in Sinkiang in
China and is known for China's nuclear explosions.. |
| Lothal (Saurashtra) |
An ancient town associated
with the Indus-Valley civilisation. |
| Lumbini (Nepal) |
Birth place of Gautam Buddha. |
| Lunej |
Oil wells found in Bombay
basin. |
| Mathura |
Birth place of Lord
Krishna. The site for the largest oil refinery in India. |
| Madrid (Spain) |
Capital of Spain and famous
for wine. |
| Madurai |
It is in Tamil Nadu and famous
for the Meenakshi Temple. |
| Mahabalipuram |
It is near Madras in Tamil
Nadu and known for its rock-cut temples. The Rath temples of
Mahabalipuram are famous. |
| Manchester (Britain) |
World's largest
cloth-manufacturing centre. |
| Mecca |
It is in Saudi Arabia.
It is the birth place of Prophet Mohammed. |
| Manila (Philippines) |
Capital of Philippines and
head quarters of Asian Development Bank. |
| Marlborough House (London) |
Common wealth Conferences are
held here. |
| Mohanjodaro |
It is in Larkana
district (Sindh) of Pakistan. Excavation conducted at this
place during the British period led to traces of Indus Valley Civilisation,
reported to be about 5, 000 years old. |
| Makalu II |
It is a 7640 metre high peak
in Nepalese Himalayas which was conquered by a Japanese expedition in
October 1976. |
| Mauritius (Indian Ocean) |
More than 60% of the
population is of Indian origin. The Second World Hindi Meet was held
here in 1976. |
| Mirzapur U. P. |
Famous for carpets, brassware. |
| Montreal (Canada) |
Famous for Iron and Steel
Works. The venue of Olympic Games in 1976. |
| Mururoa Atoli |
In the Pacific Ocean where the
French conducted their nuclear test in July 1973. |
| Nagasaki (Japan) |
A city destroyed by the second
atom bomb during World War II. |
| Nalenda |
It is in Bihar and known for
its ancient Buddhist temples and university. |
| Naples (Italy) |
Most beautiful and largest
city and also a sea port. |
| Narora (Bulandshahr, U P) |
India's fourth and Rs. 200
crore atomic power station is being built here. Congress party held
a secret session here in November 1974. |
| National Deer Park |
It is in Jaisalmer in
Rajasthan, where a national deer park has been developed. |
| Nehru Planetorium |
It is in Bombay, biggest in
Asia and one of the finest in the world. |
| Nasik (Maharashtra) |
Currency printing press is
here. |
| New Castle (England) |
Noted for its coal mines and
ship building industry. |
| New York (USA) |
Largest Port of USA, U N Head
quarters. |
| New Orleans (USA) |
Largest cotton and wheat
exporting centre of the world. |
| Nirmal Hridaya (Kolkatta) |
The destitute home run by
Mother
Teresa. |
| Notre Dame (Paris) |
An ancient church famous for
Gothic architecture. |
| Okinawa |
The largest and the most
important of the Ryu Kyu islands of Japan. |
| Oslo (Norway) |
Capital of Norway. |
Palomar Mount (
California USA) |
Famous for world's largest
telescope. |
| Paracel Islands (South China
Sea) |
A group of Islands. China has
occupied them in January 1974 after defeating the South Vietnamese petrol
boats. |
| Panama Canal |
It is 40 km canal that runs
between the North America and the South America and connects the Atlantic
and the Pacific Ocean. According to an agreement between the USA and
Panama, the Government of America has agreed to end control of the Panama
Canal. |
| Panna (M P) |
Famous for diamond mines. |
| Pearl Harbour (Hawaii Island) |
An American Naval base |
| Pentagon Washington (USA) |
It is world's biggest office
building and houses U S Department of Defence. |
| Paradeep (Orissa) |
It is near Cuttack and has
been developed into an all weather sea port in India. |
| Port Blair |
It is the capital of Andaman
and Nicobar Island. |
| Philadelphia (USA) |
It is the city where the
Americans framed constitution and declared their independence in July
1776. |
| Piars of Hercules |
The mountains on both sides of
the entrance to the Mediterranean sea. |
| Pisa (Italy) |
Leaning Tower is one of the
seven wonders of the world. |
| Pittsburg (USA) |
The biggest iron and steel
manufacturing centre. |
| Porbunder (Gujarat) |
Birth place of Mahatma Gandhi. |
| Pokhran (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) |
India carried out its first
nuclear explosion here on May 18, 1974. |
| Pondicherry |
It is famous for Aurobindo
Ashram. |
| Potala |
Former palace of Dalai Lama at
Lhasa (Tibet). |
| Puri (Orissa) |
Famous for Jagannath temple. |
| Rajghat |
It is in Delhi on the bank of
Jamuna where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. |
| Rajgir (Bihar) |
A Buddhist Pilgrimage. |
| Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) |
Famous Rameshwaram temple, a
superb specimen of Dravidian art. |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (Rajasthan) |
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam has been
built here and atomic power plant is being set up. |
| Red Fort (Delhi) |
A Red stone for built by Shah
Jehan. |
| Red Square |
It is near Kremilin in Moscow
and used for processions and demonstrations. Lenin's mausoleum is located
here. |
| Rouen (France) |
Famous cotton manufacturing
centre called the Manchester of France. |
| Ruhr (West Germany) |
Important industrial centre
famous for coal and iron mines. |
| Saar |
It is a region with rich iron
and coal fields on the border of France and Germany. |
| Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) |
Capital of South Vietnam. |
| Sabarmati (Gujarat) |
An Ashram set up by Mahatma
Gandhi. |
| Sanchi Stupa (M P) |
Buddhist Stupa |
| Sarnath |
It is near Varanasi in U P and
a famous Buddhist pilgrim centre. Deer park and Ashoka Pillar are located
here. Buddha preached his first sermon here. |
| Scotland Yard |
Headquarters of Metropolitan
Police in London, also the Criminal investigation Department. |
| Seikan Tunnel |
World's largest under-sea
tunnel under-taken by Japan to link Honshu with island of Hokkaido. |
| Sevagram Maharashtra |
Ashram established by Mahatma
Gandhi near Wardha where he lived and worked for many years. |
| Shantivan |
Samadhi of Jawaharlal Nehru in
New Delhi. |
| Shantiniketan (West Bengal) |
Famous University founded by
Rabindranath Tagore |
| Shillong |
A hill station and capital of
Meghalaya. |
| Sparty Archipelago |
A group of island in South
China sea, to which China, Taiwan and Philippines lay their claims. |
| Shanghai (China) |
A major sea port and the
largest city. |
| Somnath (Gujarat) |
Ancient Temple in Kathiawar
sacked by Mahmud Ghaznavi in 1025 A. D. |
| Tanjore (Tamil Nadu) |
Famous for museums and
Brihdeswara temple. |
| Tarapore (Bombay, Maharashtra) |
India's atomic power station. |
| Taj Mahal (Agra, U P) |
Marble-stone monument built by
Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. |
| Taxila (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) |
Ruins of famous Taxila
University, seat of Buddhist culture in India. |
| Tabas |
The desert town of Iran was in
the news when nearly 20,000 people were reported killed in an earth-quake
which flattened the town in October 1978. |
| Tirupati |
It is in Andhra Pradesh and
Lord Venkateshwara temple is located here. |
| Thimpu (Bhutan) |
New Capital of Bhutan |
| Thumba (Kerala) |
The Indian Space Science and
Technology Centre is located here. |
| Tower of Victory (Chittor,
Rajasthan) |
A 9 storey and 122 feet high
tower built by Rana Kumbha. |
| Ujjain |
It is in Madhya Pradesh and is
the ancient capital of King Vikramaditya. |
| Ulster |
It is in north Ireland; a
scene of conflict between the Catholics and Protestants. |
| Utopia Planitia |
A site on Mars where Viking II
Spacecraft landed in September 1976. |
| Vatican (Rome) |
It is the Official residence
of Pope. |
| Versailles (France) |
Famous for the Treaty of
Versailles which ended World War I in 1918. |
| Vienna (Austria) |
Capital of Austria; an
important manufacturing and industrial centre. |
| Verraazana Narrows Bridge |
World's largest bridge has a
suspension span of 4260 feet between Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York. |
| Wall Street (USA) |
A Stock Exchange market in New
York. |
| Westminister Abbey (U K) |
A cemetary where eminent
British leaders are buried. |
| White Hall (London) |
Seat of the British Government
offices. |
| White House (USA) |
Official reisdence of the U S
President in Washington. |
| Wimbledon (U K) |
Venue of the international
Tennis match in London. |
| Yellow Stone Park (USA) |
The oldest and largest
national park. |
