Sonauli
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Sonauli is located on the Indo-Nepal Border and is a well known transit point between India
and Nepal
.
Sonauli is around 90 km from Gorakhpur
, a major city of India located in the state of Uttar Pradesh
. The nearest Railway station from Sonauli is Nautanwa
, which is around 7 km away and is now well connected with Indian Railway Network
. Earlier Nautanwa was connected with Gorakhpur through Narrow Gauge Railway Track. But with the development in Indian Railway Network, this track is converted into Broad gauge
which facilitate fast long railway transit.
destination, it is very close to well known Buddhist tourist spot, - Lumbini
i.e. Birth place of Lord Gautama Buddha
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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Sonauli is around 90 km from Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
, a major city of India located in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. The nearest Railway station from Sonauli is Nautanwa
Nautanwa
Nautanwa is a city and a municipal board in Maharajganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Nautanwa is located at . It has an average elevation of 89 metres ....
, which is around 7 km away and is now well connected with Indian Railway Network
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. Earlier Nautanwa was connected with Gorakhpur through Narrow Gauge Railway Track. But with the development in Indian Railway Network, this track is converted into Broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
which facilitate fast long railway transit.
Places of interest
Though Sonauli itself is not known for any specific tourismTourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
destination, it is very close to well known Buddhist tourist spot, - Lumbini
Lumbini
Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Buddha Gautama founded the Buddhist tradition. The Buddha lived between roughly 563 and 483 BCE...
i.e. Birth place of Lord Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
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