Old Karimganj (Hindi: पुरानी करीमगंज, IAST: Purānī Karīmagaṃja; Urdu: پرانی کریم گنج, romanized: Purānī Karīmganj), also spelled as Old Kareemganj or simply Karimganj, is a residential neighborhood under the Civil Lines thana[1] zone of Gaya, Bihar, India, inhabited mostly by Muslims.[2] Forming the eastern wing of the larger Karimganj neighborhood, it shares its proximity with New Karimganj neighborhood to the west[3] and Jagdeo Nagar to the north. The locality is popular for serving the Karimganj Cemetery[2] and infamous for its congested alleyways and poor drainage infrastructure.[4][5]
Old Karimganj
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  Old Karimganj  Old Karimganj | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′39″N 84°59′28″E / 24.79417°N 84.99111°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| City | Gaya |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gaya Nagar Nigam |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Magadhi, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| PIN | 823001 |
Etymology
editOld Karimganj is the literal translation of Hindi-Urdu Purānī Karīmganj. The Hindi-Urdu purānī (Hindi: पुरानी; Urdu: پرانی) literally means "old" meanwhile the Arabic word karīm (Arabic: كَرِيم) translates to "kind" or "noble" whereas the Middle Persian word ganj (Persian: گنج) means "treasured place" or "neighborhood".
Notable landmarks
edit- Old Karimganj Cemetery
- Nazareth Academy
References
edit- ^ "कार्रवाई: चार लोगों पर बिजली चोरी मामले में हुई प्राथमिकी". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "گیا: ویکسینیشن مہم میں کریم گنج قبرستان کا اہم کردار". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "जल निकासी की व्यवस्था नहीं, बस्तियां हो जाती हैं जलमग्न". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "उफ ये तंग गलियां, बजबजाती नालियां." Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "जल निकासी की व्यवस्था नहीं, बस्तियां हो जाती हैं जलमग्न". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 October 2021.