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کونارک
Sign in to saveKonark is a medium-sized town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar. It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, built in black granite during the reign of Narasinghadeva-I. The temple is a World Heritage Site. The temple is now mostly in ruins, and a collection of its sculptures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is run by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Konark
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Konark chakra
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Puri
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2
- Settlement.population_total
- 15015
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- Odia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Puri district
- Population
- 15015
- Area
- 11
- Elevation
- 2
- Time zone
- Indian Standard Time
- Official website
- konark.nic.in
- Image
- Konark Temple Panorama2.jpg
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- postal code
- 752111
- Commons category
- Konark
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