Fatuha
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Place details
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 50,961
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Fatuha
- Settlement.other_name
- Fatuwah or Fatuwa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Patna
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 50961
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Patna district
- Elevation
- +48
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History and culture
- Geography
- Economy
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Delicacies
- Demographics
- Recent developments
- Villages
- References
Fatuha, also spelled Fatuhaa, is a satellite town in the proposed Patna Metropolitan Region, in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Fatuha lies 24 km east of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Fatuha is an important industrial centre known for small industries and its handloom industries. The city's name is said to come from its status as a center of textile manufacturing.
==History and culture== Fatuha is situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Punpun Rivers. The area is known as Triveni since the river Gandak is believed to unite with these two rivers here earlier. Fatuha is regarded as a very sacred sangam (confluence) in Hindu mythology and is a major pilgrimage and historical centre for Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Sikhism. Many major religious, mythological and historical figures are said to have visited or passed through Fatuha, and it is part of the Ramayana, Buddhist and Jains circuits. In ancient times, Lord Sri Rama and all his brothers, Guru Vishwamitra, Lord Srikrishna, Bheema, Emperor Jarasandha, Ajatshatru, Udayin, Lord Mahatma Buddha, and Mahavira Jain were said to have visited Fatuha.