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{{short description|Town | {{short description|Town}} | ||
{{about|the town|the district|Kushinagar district}} | {{about|the town|the district|Kushinagar district}} | ||
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| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | | postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | ||
| postal_code = 274403 | | postal_code = 274403 | ||
| registration_plate = UP 57 | | registration_plate = UP-57 | ||
| website = {{URL|https://kushinagar.nic.in/}} | | website = {{URL|https://kushinagar.nic.in/}} | ||
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'''Kushinagar''' is a town in the [[Kushinagar district]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is an important [[Buddhist]] pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe [[Gautama Buddha]] attained [[Mahaparinirvana]] after his death. It is an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre | '''Kushinagar''' is a town in the [[Kushinagar district]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is an important [[Buddhist]] pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe [[Gautama Buddha]] attained [[Mahaparinirvana]] after his death. It is an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Kushinagar is a [[nagar palika]] situated at 53 km east from [[Gorakhpur]] on the National Highway-28, lying between latitude 26°45´N and 83°24´E | Kushinagar is a [[nagar palika]] situated at 53 km east from [[Gorakhpur]] on the National Highway-28, lying between latitude 26°45´N and 83°24´E. Gorakhpur is the main [[railway terminus]] for Kushinagar while air strip of UP Civil Aviation is situated in Kasia, 2 km away from Kushinagar, currently being developed as an [[International Airport]] by [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] and [[Government of India]].<ref name=kushigeo>{{cite web|title=Kushinagar geography|url=http://kushinagar.nic.in/geog1.htm|website=kushinagr.nic.in|access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Tourism== | ==Tourism== |