Outram Ghat is a ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges River, and on its bank on Kolkata side.
It was built in late nineteenth century by British authorities in memory of Sir James Outram.[1] During colonial era it used to be a key port and the main mooring for ships to East Bengal and Burma.[2][3] The Outram ghat is located in the southern direction busy and bustling Babughat of Kolkata.
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ A Riverfront Trip to Watch the Natives – Outram Ghat, Calcutta
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
 | This article about a location in the Kolkata district of West Bengal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |