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Chandigarh

 
Dictionary: Chan·di·garh   (chŭn'dē-gər, chŭn'dĭ-gŭr') pronunciation
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A city of northern India north of Delhi. It was laid out by a European team of architects led by Le Corbusier. Population: 808,000.

 

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Chandigarh
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City (pop., 2001: 808,515) and union territory (pop., 2008 est.: 1,063,000), joint capital of Haryana and Punjab states, northern India. The territory, situated on the border between the two states, has an area of 44 sq mi (114 sq km). Located just south of the Siwalik Range, the site was selected to replace the former capital of Punjab, Lahore, which became part of Pakistan at partition in 1947. The city was laid out in the 1950s by Le Corbusier in collaboration with Indian architects. Today it is especially noted for its educational and cultural institutions.

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Chandigarh (chŭn'dēgər), union territory (2001 provisional pop. 900,914), 44 sq mi (114 sq km) and city, NW India. The city is the capital of both Haryana and Punjab states. It was designed by Le Corbusier and built largely in the 1950s, on a site chosen for its climate and water supply, to replace Lahore, which was given to Pakistan when India was partitioned in 1947. Punjab Univ. is in Chandigarh. The territory is administered by the central government of India. When the Punjab was divided into the states of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh was retained as the capital of both states. It was to be transferred to Punjab in 1986, but violence due to Sikh separatism forced a postponement of the shift.

Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Chandigarh, India
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The country code is: 91
The city code is: 172

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中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
昌迪加尔

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n. - 昌第加

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천디가 (북서인도의 한 도시)

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צ'נדיגאר‬

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