Southern Hooghly (দক্ষিণ হুগলি Dokhyiṇ Hugli) covers the southern part of the Hooghly district of West Bengal, corresponding to the district's Chandannagar and Serampore subdivisions.
Cities
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- 1 Baidyabati (বৈদ্যবাটি Boidyobāṭi) —
- 2 Chandannagar (চন্দননগর Chondonnogor) — a former French colony, famous for Jagaddhatri Puja and the immersion rally
- 3 Konnagar (কোন্নগর Kōnnogor) —
- 4 Serampore (শ্রীরামপুর Shrīrāmpur) — A former Danish colony
- 5 Tarakeswar (তারকেশ্বর Tārokeshwor) — the "City of Shiva", a popular pilgrimage spot and a major bus terminus.
- 6 Uttarpara (উত্তরপাড়া Uttorpāṛā) —
Other destinations
[edit | edit source]- 1 Furfura Sharif (ফুরফুরা শরীফ Phurphurā Śarīph) — An Islamic pilgrimage site for the shrine of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique. It is said to be the second most prominent Islamic shrine in India after Ajmer Sharif.

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