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Gop
city
Gop is located in Odisha
Gop
Gop
Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 19°59′N 86°01′E / 19.98°N 86.01°E / 19.98; 86.01
Country India
StateOrissa
DistrictPuri
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)


Gop( (also known as "Gope") [1][2][3] is a town and a notified area committee under jurisdiction of Puri district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is one of the main block covered under Puri district. It is famous for the Sun temple, Kathiawar (5th and 6th century AD) comprises square sanctum circumscribed by double courtyards.[4] The important villages like Biratunga, [5]Begunia, Nimapara, Nagapur, Kakatpur, Bhaimapur, Ganeswarpur, Kusabhadra are sorrounding to Gop.

  1. ^ Gop Map — Satellite Images of Gop
  2. ^ Weather statistics for Gop in Orissa (India)
  3. ^ Gop PIN Code, Puri
  4. ^ Harish Chandra Das (1985). Cultural development in Orissa. Punthi Pustak. p. 262. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  5. ^ Village Biratunga is located near Gop